Love Affair with Natural Hair

Last weekend I noticed that my daughter and I have developed a love affair with our natural hair on the weekend. On Friday evening we are both anxious to drop our book bags and pocketbooks, kick off our heels and sneakers and just be au natural! As soon as my foot touches the living room floor I’m ready to shed the “outside world” layers I’ve become accustomed to putting on each morning. No heels, no makeup and of course no wig!  My TWA (Teenie Weenie Afro) gets to have its two days of fame and for once I feel like I’m totally “myself”. My daughter who would naturally follow in my foot steps likes to wear her hair “crinkly” (Twist outs) on the weekends. After her first incident at school (see blog titled “Second Graders: Fried dyed and laid to the side), I decided to try to “wean” her into her natural diva stardom and comfort zone. I thought I was doing this by letting her be natural on the weekend. Instead I think I’ve made matters worst for us both! We have come to enjoy our love affair with our natural hair and we acknowledge it on weekends only. We meet Friday evening and embrace it until Sunday afternoon. By then, we’re braided up and ready to put back on the layers for the outside world on Monday morning. I can only hope that one day our love affair will not only last during the weekend but grow into an unconditional love that we can feel comfortable embracing every day. When did you finally feel comfortable in your hair? How was your first day for you?