Why I posted those lyrics two days ago...

You know how your hair breaks out in the winter? Well, throughout the months of September and October, I started loosing my hair; It was breaking like each tooth of my comb was a mini scissor . Every morning, I would see so much hair in the lavabo (I forgot the word in English) it will make me cry. Also I travel a lot for work and I am very lazy; I then thought I would braid my hair. “Many good things would come out of this“, I told my self. I would sleep an additional 30 minutes later each day and I won’t see my hair all over.

So since early October, I have been warning my boyfriend about the coming of the braids because I knew he didn’t like them. He is African American-I have a reason for mentioning this. You‘ll see!- I tried explaining to him why I needed them and his answer was always the same, “I don’t care for them.”

Early last month, I did some individual braids, which made me very happy. You have to understand that I haven’t done well with braids in the past. They always gave me headaches and pimples all around my head. The last time I braided my hair was I don’t know how many years ago. Additionally, like I said before, I am lazy… and busy. Few weeks ago, I took those braids out and I think he was expecting me to relax my hair and go back to my usual hairdo. But I did what I think are really cute corn rows that gather in a bun by the lobe of my left ear. He hated that too and we both miss him playing with my hair. But it’s not like black people’s hair grow fast or anything like that. I am still in love with my new do and more importantly, I don’t have to see my hair in the sink every morning, whether it is still breaking or not!

On the other hand, there is this guy (African) who wants to date me. Seeing my braids few week ago made him so excited it was scary. Seeing my new do the other day was like someone pumped some Amphetamines in him. He said “this is so hot, much better than when you leave you hair out like a white woman” Hum!

At work everyone liked the whole changing hair style frequently and they are just amazed about what I do with my hair. All but African Americans.

For those of you who have dated, who know, or who are with both an African and a black American-not at the same time I mean-, do they feel so strongly about what your hair looks like, or I am stuck with overly hair-emotional guys? Also are African men generally into braids and AA men into relaxed and “flowing” hair? Is it just a coincidence or I am getting to something?
So here is my last question for you. How much of your hair are you?

Black Beauté