Final Results, For Now

So...The last picture in this series is what my hair looks like today with the relaxer. I think it could be a little longer, but there was an incident (or more like a series of unfortunate events). It's such a long story, but I'll try to make it as short as possible.

My mother wanted to rollerset my hair one way that didn't work for me. So in trying to achieve my vision but doing what she wanted anyway, the rollers were a mess. So I ended up having to take all the rollers out of my hair and blow dry with no comb attachment or anything. It was a disaster. And I'm still quite upset about it because I have to wait another three months. Even if I do rollerset next week, it's not going to be the same. But I'll get over it. My hair was being blown all over the place, and I know there is damage.

The way she was combing my wet hair was a disaster. I lost a whole fistfull of hair because of how she was combing it. And that was after she put the relaxer on. And she put too much setting lotion on it. It's kinda crispy when I touch it like there is a layer of crud on my hair. That's why I'm still having the issues with shedding. I'm just so upset, I wanna cry. And while the damage isn't apparent from the pictures, I know what it's really looking like right now. My hair is dull with no movement. And I feel horrible for saying this, but I'm never letting her near my head again. I should've just done it myself.

The important part is that my hair is relaxed. Therefore, I can comb through it with ease. I'm still seeing the shed, but that's ok. It'll stop in a few days, I hope. And I'm gonna co wash it toward the end of the week or next week. Hopefully that will help. And I'll mix my porosity control with my KeraCare and see if that helps restore softness and shine.

I've come to find out that my mother is not one of those people that respects my hair regimen. She criticized me constantly about what I'm dong is crazy and I need professional help. Over hair? And she was saying all this while she was doing my hair and telling me how much it had grown! Isn't the fact that my ends aren't splitting and my hair is longer and thicker than it has been in years a sign that my regimen is working? It made me feel really bad.

There are many people out there who've been criticizing my regimen. But I never thought my mother would make me feel so low. And it was my birthday! I would never do that to her. There is a right and wrong way to say everything. And after she nearly ruined everything I've been working so hard on over the last 6 months, she has the audacity to tell me that I have no idea what I'm doing. With all this length, strength, and shine I've been acquiring, she totally shot me down.

I'm not going to complain anymore. But like I said, I won't let her in my hair again. And I won't even bring my hair up for discussion to her. There's no use in setting myself up for her criticism.