Well, people... I've decided to lock my hair. Method of choice? Sisterlocks. Why? Hmmmm.... Well, I've been natural, this time, for over six months now and for some reason, I just am not good at dealing with it in it's natural state. I've "gone natural", via the big chop, two other times before and it never stuck because I would get to this stage of frustration with dealing with it and go right back to the relaxer. I'm ashamed to admit this because I've seen women (my sister included) who have gone from TWA to a nicely sized afro, obviously able to deal with their own hair. In a way I feel like it's a testament to my "non-blackness" (no offense to ANYONE. I'm proud to be black, a black latina specifically. Just noting things that I've had issues with for years. I know some of you got the "Why do you try to talk "white" growing up.)
This last time that I did the big chop, I was REALLY tired of the relaxer and decided that I would not go back. EVER. So what would I do when it got to that crucial point? I actually tried traditional starter locs two weeks ago and I couldn't make it more than those two weeks. I NEED to be able to wash my hair. The dry shampoo thing was NOT working for my itchy scalp so here I am... three weeks later with four test locks in my hair and an appointment scheduled for one week from today for an installation. I'm SO nervous but really excited! So many pictures of so many beautiful women with such beautiful locs have given me the courage to keep with this decision.
Wish me luck! :-)
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