Bad Hair Days are Just Plain BAD

Back in the days of relaxed, long, flowing hair a bad hair day was all-too-easy to remedy: PONYTAIL. The ponytail was a very common hair "style" for me before my Big Chop and it never, ever failed me. Between a soft brush and some moisturizer, there was no stopping a smooth, pretty ponytail.

Fast-forward to post Big Chop.

"Mommy, I don't like your hair like that," said my usually complimentary 3 year old son.

"You DON'T?" I ask. "Well, I don't either." If you ever need an opinion...ask Nasir, he knows what he likes and will tell you whether it's good or bad!

In an attempt to soak my third child (aka my hair) in moisture I washed it then did an olive oil treatment followed by another wash and twisting. Now I wasn't planning on sporting this 'do anywhere but today I decided to take a little jaunt to the bookstore. I could have easily unleashed my twists, sprayed with water and applied gel to bring it down a bit, but why go through all that? So I went out with the twist-out (picture D.L. Hughley only wilder). Can you say BAD HAIR DAY?

But when your hair is about 3.5 inches long what do you DO? I am not a wig kinda girl, I just see my wig being twisted the wrong way or itching my head...no thanks. And if I did have a hat I was wearing a sweat suit, what hat goes with THAT look? Plus, short hair and a baseball cap...I'll pass on looking like a boy. It occurred to me that I could have used a headband or scarf to make it look better but I was already in the car well on my way.

"Just rock it like you planned on your hair looking like this" has been my motto since the Big Chop and today I did just that. Surprisingly I didn't get any second-takes from the few moms that were at the bookstore. I guess I rocked it like "this is hot ain't it?" Or they figured I preferred it this way.

So with each day I find more interesting trials to overcome but I really try hard to do it with at least a little bit of class. Heck, if I don't I'll be stuck at home trying to "fix" my hair when it's just better to take it with a grain of salt and buy several more scarfs to tie around my head. Now THAT is a safe bet.