tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post5040036964098432627..comments2024-03-04T07:22:58.578-06:00Comments on Tweeny Hair: "She's Old Enough For A Relaxer"Rae @ Tweeny Hairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103460705618200328noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-81850733011401849992011-04-06T06:36:00.006-05:002011-04-06T06:36:00.006-05:00Awesome response! I think people get caught up in ...Awesome response! I think people get caught up in thinking "relaxed" or straight hair means "manageable". I have gotten comments to that effect (from my mama! Lord love her lol) and I understand its because she remembers the difficult time she had with my cottony fro. I've been educating her and exposing her to the curls and she has gone two days without offering to blowout my hair..lol, Thanks for sharingbrowneyedbookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775613266353052782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-23547155183410351942011-04-06T04:51:26.922-05:002011-04-06T04:51:26.922-05:00your response was perfect!your response was perfect!JazBNaturalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244217258953137742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-82185436308132219672011-04-05T13:49:20.834-05:002011-04-05T13:49:20.834-05:00I love your response! It really is awesome that Sy...I love your response! It really is awesome that Syd has enough confience to love her hair!!! Just shows what an amazing job you have done not only caring for her hair but also raising her to be so confident!!amandak23khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13648218468065491192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-54182070434613468582011-04-05T11:52:56.929-05:002011-04-05T11:52:56.929-05:00Grrrr! That woman was a COMPLETE imbecile. I'...Grrrr! That woman was a COMPLETE imbecile. I'm upset that she had the audacity to ask you that question! Great answer from you, though.monicac2https://www.blogger.com/profile/12847267744568415682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-8505344928530213192011-04-05T01:47:17.285-05:002011-04-05T01:47:17.285-05:00Yes great response...and I've been on the rece...Yes great response...and I've been on the receiving end of a relaxer type comment...I was getting her hair trimmed at a salon by a "professional" and she said "you know, we could comb a perm through her hair"...I couldn't believe what I had heard! I just responded with "no, we don't want to do that"UntrainedHairMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284156522491700862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-2968770963416521102011-04-04T23:57:18.311-05:002011-04-04T23:57:18.311-05:00Great Job mom! Her hair is beautiful and I am sure...Great Job mom! Her hair is beautiful and I am sure it gives her more confidence in herself hearing her mother defend her natural beauty. I have had many people stare at my daughter's hair and shake their heads when it is out or laugh. I have had people say that "that's a lot of hair you got to handle"... Thankfully I haven't had anyone say anything that rude! My daughter likes the attention of wearing her hair out too. I love Syd's hair it is beautiful and keep up the good work mom!My.3.Gurlz.With.Kurlzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799533404463237960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-42891519464464247842011-04-04T21:54:50.902-05:002011-04-04T21:54:50.902-05:00Bravo! and well said. You have done an excellent j...Bravo! and well said. You have done an excellent job and it's SO great that Syd loves her hair - it's wonderful that she wears her hair such confidence!!! Keep up the good work!i am native here . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/04075980487961643224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-40408052639017268792011-04-04T20:37:52.710-05:002011-04-04T20:37:52.710-05:00Beautiful hair!!!! It would look good no matter ho...Beautiful hair!!!! It would look good no matter how she wore it. They are probably just jealous of all those curls! Curls in twist and curls just plain, they all catch your eye and both my daughters get looks. I am so glad she was looking forward to natural, maybe she can help others feel good about themselves as curly young women. Prom helps... not one girl leaves home without spending hours to get the curls our kids get to have every single day!TorahGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351711724801943850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-4558287153811898882011-04-04T20:26:49.936-05:002011-04-04T20:26:49.936-05:00Thanks, ladies.
Precious, no worries...I won'...Thanks, ladies. <br /><br />Precious, no worries...I won't be caving to anyone wanting me to use relaxers. Besides, Syd LOVES her big hair. :)Rae @ Tweeny Hairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103460705618200328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-81377098095578858352011-04-04T20:26:31.103-05:002011-04-04T20:26:31.103-05:00Oh my goodness! I can't believe someone said t...Oh my goodness! I can't believe someone said that to you (especially since her hair looks gorgeous and is obviously well cared for)! Like you, I live in a mannered, golden-rule sort of area, so it's hard to imagine a stranger offering such a heinous comment. I'm afraid my response would've been a bit less gracious than yours (like "You know, you're old enough to mind your own business!"). <br />Thankfully, we haven't had any super ridiculous hair comments (not to our faces, anyway!). About the worst we've heard have been assessments of whether our kids have "good hair" or "bad hair." And I know people think they're being kind saying that kids have "good hair," but that terminology (and all the baggage that accompanies it) still disturbs me. I typically mutter something about liking all kinds of curly hair and thinking it's all good, but still...awkward. =/Kimberly @ Curlture.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14859587670164997868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-59342252428886828482011-04-04T18:52:25.964-05:002011-04-04T18:52:25.964-05:00Brilliant response!!!Brilliant response!!!salamanda76https://www.blogger.com/profile/10567009574833261915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-46587330452889643452011-04-04T18:21:08.369-05:002011-04-04T18:21:08.369-05:00Syd's hair is amazing and gorgeous! I think yo...Syd's hair is amazing and gorgeous! I think you have the best response to the suggestion to relax that I've ever heard.Marlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354567046157593541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-57547538748437423642011-04-04T18:08:02.099-05:002011-04-04T18:08:02.099-05:00Both Syd and her hair are just beautiful. You and ...Both Syd and her hair are just beautiful. You and Syd most definitely did not deserve that comment. I think that people can just be so rude and unaccepting! I mean, she's old enough for a relaxer? Really????? I'm literally sitting here shaking my head! You are doing such a great job with her hair and teaching other mothers that their daughter's hair is not unacceptable and is beautiful just the way it is. Hopefully encounters like these won't discourage you because I remember times that my aunt got comments like that about my little cousin's hair and she did cave in and relaxed the little girl's hair! It sad that people are so unaccepting of our natural hair but it's even sadder that some of us will cave in to fit the standards of those commenters.<br /><br /><br /><br />http://precious-curls.blogspot.com/Precious Henshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722321700368412523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7524253112054281215.post-40887138800627756562011-04-04T18:01:22.883-05:002011-04-04T18:01:22.883-05:00I love how you answered truthfully and boldly. Li...I love how you answered truthfully and boldly. Like you, I get positive comments. Only once did someone ask, "So, you're going to keep your hair like that ... for good?" "Yes," was my reply.Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017087752785189298noreply@blogger.com