Anyone transition and have people tell you it's easy for you? Are these people crazy...this is a real commitment to keep my hair healthy, not get frustrated with 2 textures and practice DIY healthy hair habits.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Yes, chile. Been there done that. I just used that opportunity to explain my view (all HEALTHY hair is good hair) and how AA hair comes in all sorts of BEAUTIFUL textures. But yeah, when I was natural, I had a lot of people tell me that I can go without a relaxer because I have good hair. And HECK, I'm 4a!!!
But they just saw coils, and to them curl equals good hair.
A couple weeks ago, one of my students told me that his mom thinks he's gonna marry a white woman because he likes long pretty hair. I said, "tell your mom not to worry, there are plenty of black women with long pretty hair THAT'S THEIRS." Why he say, "where? I ain't ran into none." So I threw some names out of some girls and his next response was, "but they don't have good hair like such & such."
I bout lost my mind on him!!
We're slowly getting there. When I joined this board 3 years ago, (Dang it's been that long!!) curl = good hair to me too. When I started growing my relaxer out, I was hoping and wish for hair like so1913 and Bublnbrnsuga. But, with the help of a lot of ladies here, I learn to love and appreciate what was on MY head. So, just educate the people that make comments like that to you. They really are speaking out of ignorance.