My Love-Fear Relationship with My Hair

I have a very funny relationship with my hair. I don’t know if “weird” is the right word, but yeah, let’s stick to “funny”. So, I love my hair so much and I’m obsessed with it but I’m also scared of it!😂 told ya! My hair and I are in a love-fear relationship and I find it amusing.  How do you love something so dearly but you’re afraid to tend to it? How? My intense love for my hair was born out of years of never believing I could grow my hair naturally without adding any relaxer. For someone with a low threshold of pain, that’s no easy feat. So whenever I stare at my hair, it’s a reminder of my strength and resilience. A proof that I can do just anything as long as my mind is made up.  Like we all know, an African woman’s hair is characterized as being curly, thick, dense, black, and very beautiful. Growing our hair can be pretty challenging sometimes but worth it. I cut my hair a while back and started afresh and was determined to grow my hair without relaxing it. It’s been going pretty well for me but I sure do not look forward to my hair appointment days.  I can’t comb my hair properly without wincing in pain and stopping mid-way. While most girl looks forward to making their hair, I wince at the thought of my hair being combed over and over again. Fortunately, I found someone, the only person who is able to touch my hair, comb it, wash it and braid it without me groaning in pain. This person is a little girl, she’s 13 years and she does the job so well. I look at her every day and I can’t thank God enough for bringing her my way.  How this little girl handles my hair is shocking, how it doesn’t hurt, how it feels relaxing whenever she’s braiding my hair still blows my mind. Thinking about it now I think I’m a poor “owner”, why can’t I handle my hair myself? Why is it so difficult? Hahaha such a rhetorical question😂😂 While my little princess is helping me out for now, I pray I get the hang of this pretty soon, and I pray I face my hair head-on someday. Despite my shortcomings as a “proud hair owner” I love my hair so much and I’m obsessed with my natural twists, they’re so pretty, no extensions could replace them and they do a fantastic job with length retention.  Okay, okay, sorry for using a whole 506 words to gush over my hair, my apologies, it was never my intention, but, hey there was a moral lesson in there and that is “***You can do anything in life as long as you set your mind to do it”***. What’s your hair story? Funny? Heartwarming, rosy? I’d love to read all about it in the comment section. _{All images are mine except otherwise stated.} **Thanks for stopping by** **Loads of Love🥰🥰** **XOXO**