Your Hair Is Your Glory

When I went to a birthday party over the weekend, I saw a lot of weaves, wigs, braids and ponytails. Whew, I saw a lot of fake hair.

Black women single-handedly have made human hair makers and sellers rich.

But I don’t see many cute weaves anymore. Folks just throw anything up in there heads.

I do understand that sometimes a woman can slip into a bad hair day. I’ve had my fair share. But heck, some women need to throw out the fake ponytails, discard the weaves and wave goodbye to their wigs.

They look like furry animals fighting to take their last breath.

They don’t work. They don’t work. They just don’t work.

I do not have a relaxer so I wear my hair curly from time to time. One day after church, I went to visit my parents. My mother has long maintained that women shouldn’t wear baseball caps. She’s old school.

"Your hair is your glory," she said to me and my sisters all of our lives.

This particular Sunday morning, she complimented me. She said she liked my dress but reminded me that while the curly look was cute, I still needed to get my hair done.

Wow! Thanks a lot, Ma!

I just chuckled because I can definitely count on my mother to keep it absolutely real. She is a sweet, honest woman, not that in yo face nasty, mean make you wanna scream type woman.

But my mother is right. I can do curly, but curly is a backup.

When I’m trying to be my foxiest, curly is not the hairdo. But again, it is a good look when funds are low or in emergency situations.

But I see a lot of women who need to be my mother’s daughter for 5 minutes. Whew, she would only need 5 minutes!

“Oh baby, when was the last time you got your weave done,” she would say to some.

“Oh sweetheart, you shouldn’t wear that ponytail anymore. How long have you had it?” others would hear.

“You ever thought about just getting YOUR hair done and giving up that weave,” she would tell more.

“Those braids are not professional, baby,” she would say to all those who have spent $200 plus for their summer hairdo.

My father would chime in, "Don't no man want that mess sleeping with them at night."

Whew! But is that true.

Fellas, what are your thoughts about fake hair? And be honest. Ladies, do you think a woman’s hair is her glory? Do you think your hairstyle makes you look your best?
Do you wear a lot of fake hair? Would you stop wearing it if you were dating a guy who didn't like it? Would you ask a woman to stop wearing weave?

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