I'm so glad I saw this thread today! I need somebody to tell this to and nobody in real life cares, lol. So, this morning I went to the supermarket. My hair is still straight cuz I got a tu this week and I trimmed it. My longest layer is about 1.5-2" from BSL, but it's super-fine, so the hair anorexia is STRONG.
Anyways, in the cab on the way to the store, I noticed that I was leaning on my hair. Like, I couldn't move my head until I sat up. So, in my mind, I was feeling like, wow, I'm really doing something with all this research, products, dc'ing, etc, go me! I never expect anybody to stare or say anything cuz it looks so blah when it's straight (thin, lifeless, just over-all
fatigued), but the cab thing was a personal triumph, so I was pleased. That would have been enough for today.
Well. We get there and, first thing, an African dude who worked there stopped what he was doing and stared. Second, a latina who might have been working or shopping, I couldn't tell, kinda looked, rolled her eyes, and went back to what she was doing.
I wasn't sure if all that was hair-related or not, so :shrug: I went ahead and shopped. As I was leaving, two older black ladies walked past me, and, YES!, thank you Jesus and the entire assemblage of angels, one of them stared at my hair, for like, 10-15 seconds too long!!
I finally got weave-checked!!!
Now, I don't have any prepared remarks because I was so not expecting such an honor but,
*ahem* I would like to thank LHCF, Wen, and Aphogee 2 min. for making my sad little over-processed hair into the up-and-coming starlet that she is today. This summer it's gon be on and poppin!
*sniffles and wipes single dramatic tear, flips hair, exits stage right*