I’ve had a perm/relaxer in my hair before. I first got a perm when i was 5-years-old, which is really bad, but my mom didn’t want deal with my hair being “nappy” anymore. About 2 years ago, I stopped getting a perm, because it ended up destroying my hair and my mom made me realize how much black women want hair like white women. It’s a simple fact. This is the reason most black women get perms , weaves or wear wigs. They believe that “nappy” hair is hard to deal with, but it really isn’t. If perms were never created, black women would have to deal with it one way or another.
Before, when I had my perm, I just liked it because my hair was long, people loved it and it was easy for me to do. But, when i found out how many things you can do with natural kinky hair, i automatically fell in love with it. I don’t like that society expects women to have straight hair, and if she doesn’t than there’s something is wrong with her. I just wish girls knew that having a perm is not that great, because if their hair isn’t destroyed now, than it probably will be in the future. I feel that girls should just embrace where they came from and the hair they were born with. Its never too late.