As I’ve constantly stated, the natural journey is not an easy one to pull off, and is most definitely not for the faint of heart. It’s not just about the hair, because surprisingly once I learned how to maintain my natural texture, I learned that my hair is not as “bad” as I’d once [...]
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Getting by with a Lil Help from my Friends
Posted in just my thoughts, life, natural life, natural shout outs, tagged appreciation post, black hair, encouragement, fellow journeyers, friends, from relaxed to kinky, learning to love my hair, natural hair, natural journey, natural shout outs, natural support, penzi, support, thank you, transitioning on May 20, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s Not Just A Black Thang
Posted in hair care, idadi, just my thoughts, life, natural shout outs, tagged black, black hair, colouring, curly perm, going gray, growing up, hair, hair challenges, hair issues, it's a hair thing, latina, latina hair, men have hair issues too, not just a black thing, relaxing, universal hair issues, we're all in this together, white, white hair on May 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Since I virtually grew up in Leamington, Ontario (I spent every summer there from the time I knew what summer was until I was foruteen) it was inevitable that some of my first serious friends were Caucasian-Canadian. There was Michelle, an energetic and effervescent French-Canadian, and there was Lisa, a bubbly and sports focused [...]
I Am Too My Hair!
Posted in idadi, just my thoughts, life, natural life, natural pride, natural shout outs, tagged transitioning, natural hair, arrogance, attitude, natural sistahs, sistahs, trial by fire, giong natural, coming out of a perm, making the break from perming, natural pride, pride, iam.anewlis.com, a new lis, i am not my hair, india arie, the session, poetry, i am my hair, new word order, maximus parthas on May 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You know when India’s song came out every sistah was rocking it, bobbing their heads back and forth to affirm that not matter what they choose to do with the mass of protein that sprouts from their scalps, they refused to be defined by it. I was one of those sistahs, even as I [...]
Doing that “Jamaican Thing”
Posted in frustrations, idadi, just my thoughts, life, natural life, styles, tagged african-american hair, black hair, caribbean culture, caribbean native, ceasing pork consumption, changes, cultural ignorance, da ganja soon-to-be-ex-husband, eurocentric stereotypes, idadi, natural hair, new me, nigger baby, penzi, rasta, rastafarian culture, rastafarian faith, relationship association, the jamaican thing, twists, two strand twist on May 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I made a trip to My Motherland yesterday with my newly twisted tresses secured beneath my red bun wrap… for protective and cosmetic measures (I’ll get over “how they look” soon, trust me). My one and only stop was to my old house, where my Soon-To-Be-Ex-Husband still resides. The purpose of the mission [...]
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