Confessions Of A Napptural

Ok, since I have been on my natural hair journey for more than two years now, it's time to look back a little and be honest about things that I either ignored or glossed over.

My first confession is that I wasn't really completely comfortable with my hair for most of this journey. Sure I walked and talked with confidence but the reality is that I wasn't comfortable wearing my hair out. In the beginning, I always wore it pulled back with a headband. First it was because it added some femininity and age to my hair. I felt like I looked way too much like I did when I was two. Seriously, I'm pretty sure it was the same cut!

As my hair started growing I continued to pull it back but now it was because I felt like I looked like a mushroom when I left it out. I posted about it here and here. My hair is floppy so I didn't get to really do the big afro. No, I had to do the big mushroom! So, I pulled it back with scarves and Goody headbands.

Then my hair got even longer and I started pulling it back into puffs. I still couldn't get past feeling like I looked like a mushroom. As my hair got longer, it flopped in my face only enhancing that feeling for me. So, I kept pulling it back.

Now finally, 2 years later I wear my hair down and love it. It still flops in my face, which drives me nuts, but a few bobby pins fixes that right up. I like short hair cuts, just on other people. No matter what I tell myself, at the end of the day, I prefer long hair on me.