I have so much to say.
This weekend I did pop in on the Memorial Day Weekend crowd on South Beach. We were down there for almost 3 hours, 2 and a half of which I could have gone without but I did meet a few people.
That crowd is for the 25 and under type of kids. I mean, if you’re older than that, cute boys in fast cars don’t appeal to you as much so walking up and down the strip while men grab your arm and try to get your number isn’t that fun.
But it was kinda fun…cuz I hadn’t been touched in a minute. So hearing millions of compliments everywhere I went was actually pretty great.
The best thing about being down there was watching the hairstyles. I know I have this weave up in my head but this is NOT the look I’m going for permanently. The type of men that are attracted to me with this hairstyle are NOT the type of men I would ever be with.
My sons LOVE, LOVE, LOVE me with this hair. I took them out to the store on Saturday and I had my head scarf on, my son came up to me in the store and said, “Mommy, please take that off, I want everyone to see you.” They always asked me to grow out my hair, so for them this is a dream come true.
But seriously, as I watched the parade of hip hop fashion and hair up and down Ocean Drive, my heart was drawn to the natural hairstyles. There’s nothing as beautiful as the variety in colors, textures, dreads and afros. I don’t know, when I’m wearing my hair natural I feel FREE.
Now that I have this weave, I look cute, but I feel like I’m in bondage. I can’t go to the beach whenever I want to. I can’t take a shower without covering my hair up. I can’t sleep without braiding it and wrapping it up. I can’t get caught out in the rain AND it’s way more expensive to maintain, I have to buy the hair for like $65 and then pay someone $65 to put it for me.
This is some bullshit. And I’ve noticed that my attitude has changed, I’m more….ghetto, I guess, rolling my eyes, popping my neck, cursing. Not to mention I’m consistently popping myself in the head because my scalp itches and I can’t get my fingers in there to scratch it.
I think I’ll wear this for another few weeks and then I’m gonna go get my hair twisted to begin my journey with dreads. I’ll share my pics with you as I grow along.