To Dye or Not to Dye - That is the question

"You're not natural if you put chemical on your hair - ANY chemical," said the hairstylist mother to the daughter with newly natural hair.
"Well I'm not wearing this gray, so let's get to coloring!" I told my mom.

Because the work vs. stay-home debate among women isn't enough to argue about. Or light-skinned women have it easier than dark-skinned women. We as women have more than enough to discuss amongst ourselves, but when I heard the insanity of to dye or not to dye I knew I had surely heard it all.

In short, very short, I decided to go without relaxer because getting I wanted to be able to do what I wanted with my hair like wash it daily after hitting the gym. Simple as that. Over time it has become so much more about loving the hair texture God gave me. At 29, and since I was 16, I have no desire to be as gray as I am. Therefore I color. Period, dot.

I do me, and that means I do semi-permanent every six weeks or so. And once I find a color I think I'd like I'll make it a lighter shade of brown. If you like henna to dye your hair, more power to you, if you take natural to the fullest degree, even more power to you. I'm sure when I'm older I let the grays fly free, but today? Today I will chemically alter my hair color and I remain natural because for me, that means free of relaxer. Need I say more?