THIS IS YOUR FINAL WARNING- Trim your ends!!!

I held off...not for as long as possiible...but longer than necessary.  For over a year I did not get my hair trimmed.  Last time, it ended up being CUT...not TRIMMED.  I am of the thinking that there is a significant difference.  The beautician swore up and down that she could trim afro hair...but she had no clue that 1 inch of wet, 4a/b afro hair is about 3 inches of straight hair.  So after that set-back...I swore off of beauticians.  I was paranoid...thinking that they are all out to make sure my hair never reaches my length goals.

It was well overdue.  I had "dusted" my ends a few times when attempting double strand twists.  I guess that wasn't good enough, cuz my hair was actin' a straight fool.  So that's what got me on the braid kick.  I was determined to grown past shoulder length once and for all even if it meant holding on to ravaged ends.

It did me no good.  At the end of the day, I was retaining hair that had to go and that caused me more problems than any good midback length hair could bring.  There was tangling, ripping, snapping, shedding...and all that suffering over about an inch of hair.  Had I cut it sooner, I might be further along now.  Damage attracts more damage.  I beg thee...cut the mess off!  Do not allow the split ends to entangle perfectly healthy strands into it's destructive path.  Just trim it.  Don't reach for the creamy crack...just trim it.  Don't give up...just trim it.

If you can find someone with at least enough skill to get your hair straight without causing more damage and breakage in the process, then do it.  Or maybe straighten it yourself, then go for the trim.  Or just blow dry it and let them flat iron and trim.  Whatever combination you have to do to feel comfortable in that chair...just do it.  Delay the inevitable no longer.

I'm convinced the woman who did my hair this last time caused me damage.  Aggressive scrubbing 3x's with shampoo, then rubbing my hair around in circles with the towel, and after all that picking at the tangles with what I would consider the inappropriate tools.  After all was said and done, my hair fought her back and I was happy.  It resisted any flat iron she brought my way.  The appointment ended with making her run 40 min. behind and 4 flat irons laid out on her station.  It was a glimmer of hope for the resilience of natural hair.

Stay strong!

XoXo,
LoriLove  ;)