The best reflection of me is my hair. It may sound shallow but it's something that only curly haired people...(specifically curly haired Dominican women) understand.
The hair issue amongst Dominicans is a much deeper conversation. Anyone who has ever been to a really good Dominican hair salon knows that they will get your hair lookin' RIGHT... u will be at the club dancing and you better believe sweat will not be an issue. Why? Cuz old school Dominicans don't want anything BUT straight hair. Straight hair = good hair, anything else = bad hair. Therefore, they will WORK it until they have u looking like u were born with "good hair".
Growing up, my curly unruly hair was a greater definition of me than anything else. It's the one thing that has remained constant in my 26 years of life. We've been through the good and the bad (and lord knows there have been TONS of bad hair days/years... I have school pictures to prove it). I couldn't stand my hair and I used to try everything from Just For Me relaxers to lying about how much "I liked it looking crazy" but nothing worked. I only started to really love my hair about 3 years ago.
At times the hair becomes the centerpiece for some interesting encounters. The other day I'm sitting at a bar with my girls and these two guys (one white, one black) walk up behind me. The white guy starts petting me...NO LIE...petting me like I'm a puppy at the pound! So I turn around with my "wtf" face and the black guy says "oh I'm sorry excuse my friend...he doesn't know how to behave when he drinks". Then I ask the white guy if that was entertaining for him and follow that with a few other slick remarks. They both look at me like I have no right to get smart with them. UM...HELLO... you just used petting zoo etiquette to try to pick me up at the bar, sorry I'm not jumping into your pants. Lol
Aaaanyway moral of the story is that the hair gets attention...I'd change it...but why should I? Truth is just as with anything else about us, once u start to love it everyone else appreciates it too (or pets it...whatever).
The Curliness...
Posted by CurlyFries at 10/23/2008 12:28:00 AM
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VIVA LA CURLS!!! =D
I love curly hair!
Yup... I feeel you girl... I have tons of pics to prove my bad days.. actually I think I have recent ones from like 2007/ 2008 :( It's hard to manage.
I actually started hating my curls b/c they weren't "crazy" enough for me. So I went and just straightened it. My little sister was really against it b/c she thought I was going along w/ the whole "straight hair is beautiful" and that I was "changing who I am" etc. I tried to explain.. noooo it's not that it's just different when you don't have beautiful curly hair. If I had your hair I would love it too. Oh and let's not forget your experience in China where ppl were randomly touching your hair b/c it was so cool. Everyone in china was trying to perm their hair and "curl" it! So like Man_eater says... Viva la curls!!
"I actually started hating my curls b/c they weren't "crazy" enough for me."
My oh my how times change...cuz i remember we used to be like "my curls are too crazy". We would buy buckets of gel for $5 just to weigh them down and keep them tamed. hahaha. Wow...those were the days.
Don't worry Flaca...your curls will come back nice and crazy one day :-)
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