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Whenever I hear
people talk about natural hair I just waka pass because it doesn't concern me. Is it not those with fine hair that
even bother to flaunt it?
I was at
home the other day when I got a call from a friend that she was having a
birthday party and seeing that I just loosened my hair and I am
yet to make another one, I gently told her to have fun as I could not
attend
because I am on my natural hair and she responded with “and so?”
When I was a little girl, I used to
dream of the time when my hair would grow waist-length like Rapunzel and I
later discovered that it would forever remain a dream. Even as that dream could
not be achieved, I hoped for a nice-looking hair at least; something full, soft
and in the least presentable. Rather, what I have is a very scanty hair with
uneven length and these saloon girls have helped to destroy my front hair with
bond such that I look like a bald 75 year old going-bald woman.
This had made me to quickly make a new hairdo immediately after taking off the old one, or remaining indoor pending when I make a new one. I know it’s important to love one’s self but omo; the sight is not good-looking at all at all. The few times I have dared it, I received questions like “did rat chop your hair?” and so on.
I have tried to make use of a scarf
but it made it worse in the sense that my head looked so small inside it and
from afar, it looked like there was no hair inside the scarf even; like I just
barbed moro moro and tied a scarf.
When I go to
the saloon, the hairdresser usually tries to recommend something for my hair
growth, “sister if you use dis treatment
your hair go grow and all dis your front hair wey don chop go come out”. My
common response is “no be una spoil am
before?”
For now, I
have pretty much lost interest in the natural hair department and will simply
stick to weaves as the former do not work for me. As for those who rock their
natural hair proudly like naijasinglegirl and naturalgirlonabudget, I am looking forward to the time when I can be like you.
