I Decided To Go Natural....

I decided to go natural around the summer of 2002. My ex-boyfriend always told me that I should go natural and that it would look really good on me. I remember looking at him like he was crazy, lol (lauging out loud). After I had done research on natural hair, and seeing other people with natural hair, I went ahead and decided to go natural. While my hair grew out, I wore cornrows and micro braids. My newgrowth was soo thick that i could not do much with it but get braids and micros. I knew that I had to cut my permed hair off soon or I'd just pull my hair out trying to comb it.

In December of 2002, I finally decided to cut my permed ends off. Surprisingly I was not scared. The lady that cut my hair had said that she'd just cut a few of my ends and twist it to see how I'd like it. We had got to talking that she forgot to show me :). I had about 1.5-2 inches of new growth. I wore my hair twisted and a fro for awhile and I was loving it. I recieving many compliments; including people who told me not to go natural.

In the picture above, I was natural for about 4 months (April, 2003) My real hair was braided up and my friend had 'added' the ponytail, lol :).