Aren't we all too familiar

A follower of my blog suggested that I check out a video of a little girl getting her hair done. We are all too familiar with this ritual, and although I cannot view the you tube video from my job, I can only imagine what it looks like. I did find an article that directs you to the video, please take a look and give me your comments...

I will be back later to give you my thoughts!

Click on the title and it will take you to the article.



Well I've had a moment to watch the you tube video and it is disturbing to me on so many levels.

1. As a mother, even if my daughter is acting like a total crazy woman I don't use that type of language towards her.

2. If the mother did have to brush the little girls hair due to knots or tanling, the manner in which she was doing so was not going to get the knots out, all it would do is pull the hair out. She was brushing her hair in big chunks no wonder it hurt it was as if she was grooming a doll.

3. I'm assuming the person who taped it is the little girls big sister who was obviously much older. It just gave me chills of like an Antwone Fisher type of situation. Abuse, I hate to say it. It just appeared again from my observation that this mother was not a caring mother she just saw a task at hand that she needed to get done and that was it.

Seriously speaking though, my stomach was in knots watching that video. The screams, the actions, and the constant instigation from the recorder. WOW!!!! I wonder if authorities have been called DYFS (NJ) comes for any reason I wonder if they paid her a visit.

Month 4 Looks so Far

Yes they are from the car.... Lol.

Picture one is a braid out and yes you noticed I got some new sunglasses. I lost my other pair at my BBQ a few weeks ago. I like these much better, but for the price I can't afford to lose them. Picture 2 is lock loops (an oldie but goodie) from this morning, yep a few shades darker from the Canadian sun-lol. --and if you're asking I sure am wearing a shirt I posted with a few months ago...(hehe) I love green!

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Good Hair

On the Wendy Williams show yesterday she showed the preview to Chris Rock movie"Good Hair". Well I must say I will be in the theaters with my daughter at that to watch this movie. The most ironic thing to me is that one woman in particular stood up from the audience and said how we should accept our natural texture and be proud of it, yet you would not believe was on her head. It was a wig, not only was it a wig, but it was silky straight, greased to the nine probably with Vaseline, and on top of that it was covering her eyes. Personally she made herself look pretty (I'll be nice) silly (hehe)...

Since Chris Rock, a comedian made this movie I still hope that people take it seriously although it will be presented with much humor. I will have to wait and see.........

Limp Looking Locks

After being away only for four days my house looked like a tornado ran through it because of packing before I left and now the unpacking. I say that to say, it's been a few days and I haven't had a chance to download and post the pictures of the beautiful costumes but they are soon to come, and I even have a bonus for you all (hehe)!!! What I do have on my mind since I have the time is limp locks.

So I had not washed my hair in about three weeks since my last retightening and when I went to work on Tuesday my hair just looked wimpy. Wimpy in the sense of it was just hanging on my head had no curl, no bounce, and what felt like no body. Granted I have not put any oils or creams on my hair at all in the past three weeks. The only thing that I have used is a spritz of water here and there. In thinking about it, I realized I was out in the hot sun all day on Saturday and my hair had even more of reddish tint when I looked at it. With all the factors I didn't know what to think, so I decided to go ahead and just wash my hair. I still braided and banded and used my good old Dr. Bronner's almond liquid soap and my hair is refreshed. I did decide to put some green tea oil in my hair just to revive it a bit and today I'm feeling much better about my hair. To the touch I have my yarn soft hair again.

I guess the largest difference is that right now I don't think I need to continue B&B because I have many locks that have started "budding" and I haven't had slippage in over two months now so I think its safe to say I can keep my little rubber bands for my daughter and her beads...lol!

Are you still B&B? If so, did your consultant tell you when you could stop?

Toronto....what a debacle

Maybe I was too excited to go on this road trip and the idea of going turned out to be better then the actual trip.



My disclaimer...Toronto was a beautiful city, the Canadian people were so friendly, and since I'm a party girl Carabana itself was HOT which is why I'm planning for my trip next year.



Here goes...



Traveling in the car was my boyfriend, my brother, and my boyfriend's sister. Yeah....you already know way too close for comfort. It was supposed to be ten people but you know how it goes when you start talking money people start dropping out. In any event, 5 minutes away from the house the 1st argument happened. Oh yeah that was a sign, the arguments continued for the entire trip.



The party on Friday was for teenagers we got in line and got out because the bloods came through with the gang call..that was enough. We ended up partying with my parents and had a ball!!



Saturday was cool the parade was very nice. Saturday night we drove around what felt like the entire city and didn't get into a party until 1:30 and the bar closed @ 1:45 hmm...after paying 45 bucks and the club itself closed @ 3. Hah..a bust. The party would've been great had we got there early. We know for next time. In any event, even with the bs I had a great time...I will post pics when I get home still about 5 hrs left driving.



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