Monday, June 8, 2009

A Perfect Solution. A New Journey.

What most of you don't know is that I have a 2 1/2-yr-old who is like no child I had ever been in contact with. She is much more active than my 15-yr-old was at her age. Calling her hard-headed is an understatement. In addition to she and my oldest daughter being polar opposites of one another, doing her hair is no easy feat. Thankfully the lady who babysits her while I'm at work is a beautician & doesn't mind doing her hair. However, I have to reserve large blocks of time to take down her hair, wash it, & re-do. This, sometimes, can take well over a week. Needless to say, this is quite exhausting. Now, I know many of you are probably saying well maybe she's tenderheaded so on & so forth but, NO. She isn't. She's just extremely non-compliant.

A few months back I had mentioned to my husband that I wanted to loc her hair. He replied, "He** NAW!" With that response I thought I would not mention it again. After he witnessed how difficult it is to get her to cooperate he agreed.

This past weekend I began installing small-sized braidlocz to my baby's head. Most of the process was done while she was asleep. Being her usual stubborn self she did wake up a few times to give me a hard time but, once she realized I was determined & not taking her BS this time, she gave up - reluctantly!!

Surprisingly, my oldest daughter, although she thinks the locz are cute, doesn't want the baby to have locs. Mostly because she thinks she's going to meet opposition, which she probably will. I told her that I am going to equip her with the utmost knowledge & try to instill in her the beauty of natural/kinky/loced napps & the warped, tainted views of society. If after all of my teachings she still is unhappy with her hair, then, & only then will I consider other options.

Well, here goes my baby.

9 comments:

  1. Congratulations! You have given your daughter a wonderful gift indeed!

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  2. thank u sooo much new2locs. i would like to think that i'm doing the right thing. i've received negative comments from not so supportive folk, but i'm pressing on...

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  3. If only we could get our ppl to realize what we're doing to our crowns! I try to educate ppl on natural hair everyday but most look at me like I'm mental. I just keep saying I'll let my hair speak for itself, just keep watching it! LOL

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  4. @new2locs: u r so right. action speaks louder than words. when my husband would come at me sideways i would tell him just wait & see. i gotta crawl before i walk...LOLOL

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  5. yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh for da baby.... u doin da right thing! why not?

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  6. unfortunately, Kla, since then I've removed my baby's braidlocs. maybe i can revisit 'em in the future...

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  7. i recently as of august 2009, have started to loc both my daughters hair. i had totally the opposite views from my fiancee, he was like as long as you keepm it neat. i have a 7 and 3 year old!

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  8. hey nappy diva. my hubby was ok w/it @1st. then after he started to think about the maintenance part of it, he asked if i could handle it. i realized that i prolly couldn't...LOL

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  9. I have a cute tutorial showing how to style three, quick, easy hairstyles.
    If you or anyone else likes it, check out my other tutorials c:

    http://www.youtube.com/user/BlackWomenHair#p/u/5/XM9-BsQY7c4

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