6 Confessions of a Naturalista
Confession #1
I’m still learning. Yes, I’ve been natural for almost nine years (yes, nine”> and I still don’t have all the answers. Now, granted for three of those years I was on a highway to self-destruction by not attempting to care for my tresses at all. Regardless, that leaves almost six years of nurturing and trying to be kind to my hair, so why am I still trying to figure this thing all out? Well, my hair changes as I age and experience stress, hormonal changes, bad practices, and life in general.
Confession #2
I let hubby pull my hair. No need to divulge more information than that, but sometimes it’s ok to have a little fun!
Confession #3
I chemically color my hair. Yea, sorry to all the extreme naturals who thought they were following a no heat, no chemical, and no bad ingredient natural. I wanted some color in my hair and didn’t want to use henna. I tried using all natural hair lightener but they didn’t work so I used Shea Moisture Color System. Their color system has no silicones, parabens, or sulphates but it still contains a chemical so I’m not a hard-core natural anymore.
Confession #4
I’m vain. Yes, I am. I refuse to take a pic and post anywhere unless my hair is done and I have on makeup (man, I feel exposed with this confession”>. I would like to be au natural but when you don’t have clear skin, you don’t feel like exposing it to the world. I’m a natural hair blogger, so why would I post pics of my hair at its worst?
Confession #5
I have superficial reasons for not making YouTube videos. I put ample time and energy into my blog and my writing so the thought of editing videos and making them aesthetically pleasing makes my heart palpitate. Ok, here’s the real reason I don’t make YouTube videos: I am not happy with my weight so I avoid the camera. I guess this could have also been labeled a vain confession, but I really am afraid of all the work that must go into creating wonderful videos and I’m not sure if I really have the time. The weight issue is a real one but silly and I’m working on it…that is, working on losing the weight and not creating videos at this size. So, shallow I am.
Confession #6
There are days when I do not moisturize my hair. Just shameful, right? When you work from home, you can be a little lax in some areas. Yes, I have been known to marinate in my own funk on a few occasions. There are times I stare in the mirror in horror at the bird’s nest on top of my head. By day three I usually feel guilty about it and rectify the situation, but I need to stop and hopefully this confession will help.
Ok, here are six confessions from a naturalista that I’m not too proud of but feel better about sharing. Why am I telling you this? So you can stop beating yourself up for failures and obstacles along your natural hair journey and just life in general. We all have issues, setbacks, fears, and failures. So, it would be ever so kind of you to share some of your confessions so I won’t feel so bad about mine!
