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***** ***** Bushy Wild Mocked Ridiculed Bullied Ashamed Straightened Weaved Braided Pressed Accepted Welcomed Complimented Loved I look in the mirror and I do not like what I see My hair is broken, unhealthy and destroyed I tried to fit in I wanted to fit in She, my mother, didn't know how to manage my wild tresses She, my mother, didn't know how to love my wild mane She, my mother, didn't teach me how to embrace me She, my mother, became a victim of society She, my mother, then taught it to me Growth Self love Self care Time to accept me and take care of my hair I'm making a return to my roots and to that kid I big chopped Ya'll Yes, I did I embraced myself and all that is ***** Curly Sophisticated Wild In love In awe Accepted Welcomed Embraced Unapologetic Free Natural me
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Aug 4, 2016
Aug 4, 2016 at 11:12 PM UTC
Natural Me
***** ***** Bushy Wild Mocked Ridiculed Bullied Ashamed Straightened Weaved Braided Pressed Accepted Welcomed Complimented Loved I look in the mirror and I do not like what I see My hair is broken, unhealthy and destroyed I tried to fit in I wanted to fit in She, my mother, didn't know how to manage my wild tresses She, my mother, didn't know how to love my wild mane She, my mother, didn't teach me how to embrace me She, my mother, became a victim of society She, my mother, then taught it to me Growth Self love Self care Time to accept me and take care of my hair I'm making a return to my roots and to that kid I big chopped Ya'll Yes, I did I embraced myself and all that is ***** Curly Sophisticated Wild In love In awe Accepted Welcomed Embraced Unapologetic Free Natural me
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Non-binary/American
Aug 4, 2016
Aug 4, 2016 at 11:12 PM UTC
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