View Single Post bharjala's Avatar Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 49
Red face My hair and how people have reacted to it over the
years  (This is part of an email that I just sent, with a lot of
"story" about my hair/life and how people have reacted to it in
different places)  I love your story, and totally understand...
When I lived in Detroit, my hair was just... not popular. When I
was homeless (from 9-12) I wore really shoddy cornrows because
that was all Mama knew how to do. My hair was fuzzy, frizzy, and
worn looking by the time she was done with it, and I had kids
calling me "The Godfather" because of the style, I suppose. The
second my Auntie saw me, she made an appointment at her salon to
"fix" it, and then started (again) the relaxers. I suddenly, for
a day, had people wanting to be my friend. When I moved to GA, I
had someone do these beautiful braids on my head. Crazy hair art
with braids, because I had so much, it was thick, and strong
(despite the relaxers a few year prior. Everyone had
pressed/relax