Over the years I realize more and more how my life has changed. I will not give all the credit to my locks but it has made an impact on my life and how I view things or people!
I think my locks have changed me into a more positive person, to the point that I want to take better care of my hair of course. Better care of myself in all aspects and most important better care of my family!
It has even gave me a boost in my self esteem, not that I had any problems in that area. However now I walk around knowing that I am the ish! LOL. Naw for real it made me love my hair for what it really is and not be ashame of it!
I never thought that I would go natural. I always admired people who did but was too afraid to do it for myself just because the knowledge wasn''t there and because I was afraid of what other's would say! I have to give Nappturality credit for providing people like me with so much knowledge about natural hair.
Going natural was somewhat an accident, it wasn't intentional at first. I just got tired of perming my hair. I never showed my real hair so what was the point of me coontinuing to damage it with the creamy crack! So months went on with out a perm. Then my DH put a bug in my ear. He basically said why don't you just go natural and get dreads as he called them. I always thought that I wouldn't look good with locks (dreads), they only fit certain people and plus I didn't want to carry the stereotypes that went along with females who had locks (dreads). I guess you can say I was being shallow. However as time went on I thought about it. I decided I was going to stop perming my hair, however I had no idea what to do with my hair so I continued to wear braids and styles that covered my natural hair. Eventually I found out about Sisterlocks while at work. I seen a woman with the most beautiful locks! Thats when I fell in love with Sisterlocks! I was so amazed at how tiny they were! I have to admit when I had a chance to talk with her I asked her all the silly questions that people now ask me. From that moment on I knew what I wanted to do with my hair. There were no ifs, ands or buts about it. I was on my way to figure out how to get Sisterlocks. The only thing that I wish I would've done was more research about Sisterlocks and there different sizes, I should have interviewed more consultants as well. But overall I have no regrets!
Sorry I don't have any recent pics. I guess I need to work on that! My locks are pretty much all over the place in this pic, but I like it though!As of now even at 20 months all of my locks are not locked. I have came to accept that it will take a while and I'm okay with that. However I did start using the Knotty Boy Shampoo Bar and it has helped tremendously with the locking process. I'm starting to see more balls form on the locks that werent locking and I am pleased. I still have a few locks that I don't like majority of them are in the front, several of those locks have broken off and I'm not sure why. I was at the point that I even wanted to cut all my locks off and start over, but then I said why punish all my locks for a few bad ones. After all it is only hair and it will eventually grow back!
So overall I'm in love with my hair and I'm driving my DH crazy about it because eveytime he turns around I'm either talking about my hair, doing something to my hair, or buying something for my hair. Sisterlocks are beautiful! What do you expect? I never cared this much about my hair. Which is a good thing and a bad thing. I hope to become like Brunsli one day, to where I'm so over my hair. However I'm sorry to say that I don't see that happening anytime soon! Lol
So I ask how has your locks changed you?
Until next time much love!
