I've spoken on this topic on two previous threads. Two years ago I had shoulder length relaxed hair. I allowed my new growth to grow in for approximately four months and chopped all of my hair off. To my surprise, my hair was naturally curly and manageable in a 'very' close cut. It was very easy in the summer time because it was simply a wash and go style. Come winter I froze. This past summer I decided that I'd try growing it back natural. Problems arose after it got to be about 2-3 inches.
No matter how much I coiled, twisted it, or just let it do whatever it wanted to do I still wasn't satisfied with the look. This stage was a very trying stage for me because I felt that it took much more for me to maintain it naturally. I'm a neat freak and aside from the coils (which took 2 hours to do) I really couldn't get it to look neat.
I then said to hell with it and relaxed it. I am now in the process of growing it relaxed. My point is that I feel no less or no more in touch with my 'roots', if you will. For me, it's truly what I feel comfortable with. My hair doesn't define me. I can easily decide to cut it all off again if the mood strikes me. It's what I like and not what society (African American or Caucasian) dictates.
BTW Poplife, it's true many sisters run to the relaxer when their new growth starts growing. It may seem trivial; however, the fact of the matter is when you have two separate forces growing you will sustain much breakage if you don't stay consistent with the relaxer.
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