Revelations and Curls?

Hey guys so I'm making a short post today, because I just had a revelation.

 The photo up there is me when I was really around 7, my hair was very long and fully relaxed. For those of you who don't know:

1. A relaxer is a type of lotion or cream generally used by people with tight curls or very curly hair which makes hair easier to straighten by chemically "relaxing" the natural curls."

   
   

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So I've been relaxing my hair for as long as I can remember. Due to relaxer my hair got really damaged and fragile and broke a lot, the whole back of my head was shorter then the rest, so I had to cut it all off. I decided to let it grow natural and healthy before I decide to put anymore chemicals in my hair. 

I've finally grown out my hair to be natural, this morning I was gonna cry my eyes out because it was so curly and I didn't know what to do: but I decided to take a cleansing breath and just embrace it. There was nothing I could do, this was my hair, this was me, and I chose to let the chemicals grow out. Four hair products and a few bobby pins later, I'm happy.

I just felt like sharing this epiphany with you guys, 'cause this means a lot to me. I've never liked my hair, and I just really felt like this monumental that I've accepted this part of me. 

See you guys soon!

Sincerely and Truly yours, 

Jade xo