No one cares but personal growth post:

First pic is exactly 2 years ago. Second from a couple days ago. Ignore the dumb filter.

My hair was severely damaged and short from straightening and bleaching it so often. I was trying to fit into some sort of “normal” box.

I tried so hard to have “good hair” - a term meaning having a loose or “white” hair texture in the black community - that I completely ruined it.

Natural hair is such a sensitive subject for a lot of black and mixed women that I finally conquered. Just embrace your crown ladies.

I flat iron (no chemical relaxers) my hair occasionally, maybe twice a year, to see how it looks long. It’s cool but once I figured out how to care for coily textured hair, I will never go back to trying to be acceptable to others.

I also do a lot of fun shit with my hair as y’all have seen. Braids, twists, dye, whatever. Just in a healthier manner that doesn’t stem from self hatred or confusion. Anyways it’s 2am. Sorry lol