Has it been hard to accept your natural hair, without a perm or a weave??? its been difficult for me

with the eurocentric beauty standards, with long hair, light skin, blonde hair, blue eyes, etc. its been super difficult to love myself. i used to think i could just cut my hair off, and let it go natural without a thought. i thought i was not ashamed of my hair. i find it so hard with stares and comments, its really difficult to be a woman with an afro. i know its healthy for my hair and its growing, but its rough, when people look at me and stuff. like i am some kind of freak. it does hurt, and i do feel stares. i thought of seeing a psychologist about my own self hate, and my issues with it.

i almost permed last week, because it was so tough to love my bushy afro hair, here is what it looks like on my myspace http://www.myspace.com/thug_miss

its just hard. does anybody else have these hardships. sometimes i wish i was a white girl with straight hair. i admitt. sometimes i wish i was white, with long flowing hair.

i know i should be proud to be black, white, and native american.

Has it been hard to accept your natural hair, without a perm or a weave??? its been difficult for me...?

i dont know if this would help

i like your color ... bautiful skin

%26amp; your hair ... i like you curls

"i would be proud if i were you"

"we are what we see ourselves not what people see in us"

i had this problem when i had acne ,my selfesteem was low

i blamed it for every single bad thing that happend to me, you know i feel that people look at me this way because of the acne and because im black , natural hair .............. but finally i realize people like me for who i am not for what i look like.

other thing is not all pretty girls are blond

dont you like Tayra,Byounce,Janet Jackson...........

my hair is natural for about one year it never been more healthy .i strighten it with flat iron occasionally :-) sometimes i like it stright

Has it been hard to accept your natural hair, without a perm or a weave??? its been difficult for me...?

i love your hair texture, sometimes i wish my hair was that texture so my shake and gos can have a define curl. I never had a problem with my natural hair because I never cared about what people thought of me. I get looks %26amp; comments too but it's mostly from black people who feel as though me wearing my hair natural is degrading to myself. My mom is natural too but she keeps her hair pressed, she even says i need to do something with my hair when i want to just wear my fro, my father especially has a problem with it because he believes in that long hair means feminity. You just have to deal with your problems the best way you know how, if you feel getting help is the best way then i encourage you to do so.

Has it been hard to accept your natural hair, without a perm or a weave??? its been difficult for me...?

Wow! You have absolutely wonderful hair!

Well as the saying goes, the grass is always greener on the other side. People who have straight hair will want to have wavy or curly hair thinking that straight hair is limp and vice versa.

I have naturally wavy hair and if i want to feel different, i will go for a different kind of hir cut. either bob or simply let it grow and play around with different hair styles.

The thing is i get bored of the same look and try to get a different look by experimenting with hair cuts and styles. I have many bad hair days but i never once hated my hair or wished i had straight hair or curly hair.

Changing your hair chemically might damage your hair and cause a change in texture. so be creative and make the best of your hair by playing around with hair styles and assessories. It works.