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My hair is growing
I went from having a scarf to a full blown loc dress. I’m free! I don’t need clothes anymore! \\o/
Sooooo... I did a thing
Being the petty person that I am, I had my camera off for the first part of my team meeting today. Then randomly turned it on. All of my co-workers immediately went nuts 
Let’s just say that was not our most productive meeting.
Let’s just say that was not our most productive meeting.
During that same meeting, a cousin kept FaceTiming me back to back trying to see my hair 
*Me via text*
“See. Just for this, imma make your ass wait even longer
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*Me via text*
“See. Just for this, imma make your ass wait even longer
”
And apparently relatives on IG & FB have been calling my mom and asking her about my cut .
I did not know folks cared about my hair this much. I’m sorry y’all. I saved one of them if you would like it.
.I did not know folks cared about my hair this much. I’m sorry y’all. I saved one of them if you would like it.
I know folks say they feel “lighter” after a hair cut, but I really was shocked to go to a doctor’s appointment today and discover I lost 2 lbs.
Not the BAY-YANG
The finale: all curls
For those unfamiliar with the previous length. The first pic is a few years old tho, so they were well past my butt at this point. https://twitter.com/kenya_d/status/1358664462971109378
More before photos in the fleets 
Not enough words to thank @Noireboss1 for handling me with such kindness & care. It had been 10+ years since I had seen her, but it was like a day hadn’t passed. I fully trusted her to do whatever was best for me, my health, and my hair’s health. And she did.
After a tumultuous year, lots of neglect, tons of new growth & matting, and a panic attack in the shower trying to do it myself, I fully expected having to shave my whole head. But she reassured me and made me feel so safe.
She explained what was happening and being used every step of the way. She covered me in love & encouraged me. It felt more like a therapy session than a hair appointment. And tho it’s a process, it reinforced that it’s ok to ask for help. That I don’t have to do it all myself.
That I don’t have to use my hair & length as a security blanket for thinking there isn’t anything else remarkable abt me physically. That I don’t have to hide behind it & cover my face to distract from flaws. That selfcare also includes letting others take care of me sometimes.
I don’t know what 2021 holds, but I’m grateful to have a little piece of me back. Hopeful that I just might get a few other pieces as well 
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