1. The frizz is too much.
We can simply not just 'hang out' outside for fun, do you understand the disappointment we get when we spent all night straightening our hair just to wake up and realize the humidity level is too much for our hair?
2. Weather changes.
Hot? Humidity and frizz.
Spring? Rain and our straightened hair will then be a weird mix of curls, frizz, and straightened hair.
Wind? We will practically be eating our curls all day.
3. Hair ties and bobby pins.
They either break or get lost in our hair so we end up putting them on the shopping list every week
4. We can't brush it.
People are always, always, giving us weird looks and commenting on how we don't brush our hair. We don't want our hair looking like a poodle everyday!
5. People curl their hair and hashtag #curlyhairdontcare or #curlsfordays.
We know those aren't natural curls!
6. Deciding to shower in the morning or at night.
If we shower in the morning the curls will probably still be wet when we get to school and we don't have time to style it or we could shower at night and then risk to possibility of waking up with dead curls.
7. The hair gets everywhere.
I shed like a freakin' dog 24/7 and people always comment on it. Trust me, I wish it would stop too.
8. People tell you they like you with straight hair more.
This one actually gets to me, like, I will not spend two hours a night to straighten my hair because you like it more that way. Saying my hair looks better straight is an insult.
9. Your hair is 10x longer when you straighten it
No, I don't have extensions. Then when you wash it and go into school... "OMG I love the new hair cut!" *laughs at stupidity*
10. We straighten our hair to impress people.
I will not even try to attempt straightening my hair when there isn't a big event going on or a cute boy.
11. You have a natural afro.
I call my hair a 'fro because it just gets so big, it's ridiculous, it "can't be tamed."
12. One drop of conditioner doesn't work.
I go through conditioner like it's nothing, screw one drop, give me 50 drops!
13. Time.
It takes too long to straighten it and some days I don't have the patience or the strength to keep working at it.
14. No brush or blow dryer.
I own neither; there is no need. I'd rather spend my money on products to keep my hair in place all day.
15. You always wanted straight hair.
I hate to admit that I ever wanted straight hair...
16. ...But now you can't imagine anything but your curls!
I love them so much, they are my favorite part of me. They can be hard to maintain and they do not always corporate (they hardly ever do), but they are natural and they are beautiful.
They give my hair more volume than anything out of a can ever could, they give me more variation than any curling iron ever could, and they give me uniqueness. Anyways, I could always straighten my hair if I wanted..
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