tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post17120808276338403..comments2023-07-05T14:03:30.657-04:00Comments on It's Just Hair: Long hair. Do I care?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-20177006252297868432010-07-27T03:56:03.435-04:002010-07-27T03:56:03.435-04:00Great post. Length obsession is very real, and fo...Great post. Length obsession is very real, and for me, very irritating. I'm not interested in length goals or even having super long hair for that matter. I just love having natural hair. Truth be told, the whole obsession with length has turned me off from the natural hair web. I used to be very heavily involved. There was a time when it was all about giving one another inspiration andJazzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236543905942789413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-11156859050709779222010-06-30T18:03:45.149-04:002010-06-30T18:03:45.149-04:00Thanks for posting this, it definitely put things ...Thanks for posting this, it definitely put things into perspective for me. I focus on length a lot, even though I have stopped straightening my hair and no one will ever really be able to visually appreciate the length of my hair. Super long hair doesn't even really suit my face all that well, so I don't know why I want it... that said I would like my hair to rest right above my Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17149652091107695266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-90086991053735349332010-06-13T03:17:34.812-04:002010-06-13T03:17:34.812-04:00I'm only at collar bone length and keep asking...I'm only at collar bone length and keep asking myself, "How long do I really want it to grow?". Once my hair started showing some length, I noticed how much I had to change my routine in order to keep up with it. I'm not sure if I can handle BSL length. My hair has major shrinkage and looks pretty much as short as it did last year. So yeah, where's the length? Thank you for mitchellzeehttp://www.youtube.com/user/mitchellzeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-38318267643638515462010-06-05T15:37:51.422-04:002010-06-05T15:37:51.422-04:00Great topic. I have long believed that the real ho...Great topic. I have long believed that the real holy grail for many black women is actually long hair, straight or not. (Of course most of our natural textured hair shows more length when strengthened so there is some obvious overlap between the two issues.) I think the socialization that most of us have received about long hair and femininity is so strong, its an incredibly hard construct to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-85274860106486892642010-06-05T00:31:20.589-04:002010-06-05T00:31:20.589-04:00Thank you for this post. I have been feeling this...Thank you for this post. I have been feeling this way for the past three or four months wanting to cut my hair off to an inch. I was natural for about 9 years with a twa before I got the bright idea to grow it out to see if I could get it in a ponytail or bun. I'm a librarian so I wanted the option to wear a bun just for kicks. Anyway, I'm at the point now where It's long enough Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-77354774967725225402010-06-03T16:59:49.072-04:002010-06-03T16:59:49.072-04:00Great post! It's so weird that you are posting...Great post! It's so weird that you are posting this right now...because I just just recently (last weekend) strenghtened my hair...just to change, and trim my ends...because of all them fairy knots...and obviously check my length... I was AMAZED at my progress...however, the next day, I didn't like the shape of my hair so I went to a hairdresser randomly during my lunch hour...so she S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-36335996384555036052010-06-02T15:57:00.590-04:002010-06-02T15:57:00.590-04:00I think this is a really great cautionary tale, es...I think this is a really great cautionary tale, especially for the newly natural...and a wake up call for women in general. Many of us have broken out of the mind set that straight hair is the key to beauty...but the long hair obsession seems to have an even greater hold!Brown Babehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15370880546896259600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-25881242752564644892010-06-02T15:23:30.631-04:002010-06-02T15:23:30.631-04:00I adore your blog. I read (too) many natural hair...I adore your blog. I read (too) many natural hair blogs, and yours is in my top two because of your writing style. So I just want to thank you for taking time to share with the rest of us.<br /><br />I'm so torn about length. On the one hand, I too feel sometimes like I have something to prove to the world and to myself, and so I strive for long hair. I do it for femininity's sake andAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01463777019127956596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-78138163758506578282010-06-02T14:41:35.248-04:002010-06-02T14:41:35.248-04:00Amazing post - wow, im almost 8 months into being ...Amazing post - wow, im almost 8 months into being natural and i guess length is really what i'm aiming for now, but i guess that you get to certain point when length is no longer really desirable... lovely blog btw!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669510683457178532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-177747893845858682010-06-02T12:00:03.818-04:002010-06-02T12:00:03.818-04:00this post really struck a chord...i've had nat...this post really struck a chord...i've had natural hair since late 2005 but i only very recently discovered all the haircare resources and blogs such as yours online; before then i had no ambitions for my hair whatsoever! (apart from wishing it wasn't so dry). Length, really wasn't a big deal to me (it's around 6 inches long stretched). To be fair, it wasn't in very good amakanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-41197297339719229392010-06-02T11:59:30.404-04:002010-06-02T11:59:30.404-04:00I found myself getting Growth obsessed too!..I jus...I found myself getting Growth obsessed too!..I just cut off an inch on Monday and my hair hangs so much better with just that small trim...I dont forsee hacking off anymore anytime soon, but I do recognize length does not mean as much as 'look' and overall shape of my hair. Great blog!coilymanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10059152227631700492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-34236119045208034332010-06-02T11:58:20.100-04:002010-06-02T11:58:20.100-04:00Funny how things get more "complicated" ...Funny how things get more "complicated" as the hair grows? Especially since so many of us covet longer hair. <br /><br />I too have this "growth obession" - I personally feel the need to prove "others" wrong, that my natural hair can grow great lengths, that my hair DOES has curl definition...the list goes on and on. Very well written. I'm posting this on my fb Tonya NewNaturalistahttp://www.newnaturalista.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-17660486402657021262010-06-02T11:19:25.154-04:002010-06-02T11:19:25.154-04:00Great great post! I agree with everything written...Great great post! I agree with everything written even though I have not grown my hair to great lengths at this point. I'm 9 months post for B.C. #2 and can vividly imagine the obsession you described. Growth obsession BEWARE!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130169290625147905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76237247264501745.post-754167752957615692010-06-02T11:06:31.086-04:002010-06-02T11:06:31.086-04:00I am 5 months into being fully natural after 11 mo...I am 5 months into being fully natural after 11 months of transitioning. My hair is between chin and collar bone length (stretched, of course) and is similar in texture to yours. This post was really good for me to read as I chase certain milestones--I can finally do a ponytail with no bobby pins!--and await a certain "look" that comes with long curly hair. I've had long natural Terranoreply@blogger.com