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My Natural Hair Story : I Wasn’t Always Happy to be Nappy

 “I hate to say it, but I wanted to relax my hair…”
 
 When did you go natural? Did you big chop or transition? These are just a couple of questions that you ask someone that you’re trying to get to know as it pertains to their natural hair. I’ve also asked these questions in person and in interviews for this blog , but I can’t personally answer them because I’ve never relaxed my hair. 

 
That’s me rocking a chunky twist out on shrunken hair.

 
I’ve been natural for 27 years. Although I’ve been natural for so long, I can only take ownership for the last 6 years. Up until 2009, my hair has been maintained by my mother, kitchen beauticians, or professional hair braiders with actual salons. It was not until 2009, that I became conscious of maintaining my hair through research. When I say research I mean diving into the YouTube world and discovering the natural hair community that was on there. I found inspiration and natural hair care education in YouTubers like  BlackOnyx77 , African Export, and Naptural85. I learned not only how to care for my thick, kinky 4c hair, but I came to love it. However, I wasn’t always happy to be nappy.  
Elementary school days were filled with puffs and cornrows.
When I was younger, you couldn’t catch me outside of my home with my hair out in a fro or even some jumbo prison braids. I thought I looked crazy and that my hair was not pretty. In elementary school, most girls were still natural , but that changed drastically by the time I got to high school. The majority of my female classmates wore relaxed hair or were wearing weaves. I hate to say it, but I wanted to relax my hair too.

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Before I go any further into posting hair tutorials or anything related to natural hair, I figured I’d show you guys what my natural hair looks like in its natural state.
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