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How did most people react to your current Locks?
Lily: I haven't worried about people's opinions on anything. I was an art teacher in GIS and even then I wore a Mohawk to school everyday and noone commented on that. I guess my work also contributes to my hair.
Were you natural before you met your husband? If no. What did he think when you made the change?
I had relaxed hair when I met him. He actually tried persuading me to go natural. He would laugh at me everytime I came from the salon and would tease me that my hair looked 'cooked'. He was happy when I went natural.
How did people react on your new change?
Interestingly people admired it. Some give passed some negative comments about how the hair falls out etc. They said negative comments but I didn't pay attention to them because it was on my head and it's my hair!
So most of your mates have relaxed their hair. What has been their response for keeping yours in its natural state?
They ask why i haven't relaxed it yet. The thing is I love my fro’ and even though its taking time to grow i love it just the same. Also my Mom and sister are both natural so nothing anyone will say will make me bother about their negative comments.
What brought about the change from relaxed to natural?
M.N Well, I have always had a very sensitive scalp which made relaxing my hair very painful (she grimaced as she recollected the past) The thing is every time I relaxed my hair, it wouldn't even look relaxed. It just looked curly. So I decided it was enough!
O.Q Why did you go natural?
N.O Well, it was actually my Mom who inspired me because her hair has been natural for a very long time. So she encouraged me to keep my hair natural after school.
#MyKpenkpeshie is a natural hair feature on the everyday Ghanaian woman and her natural hair journey. Kpenkpeshie is a Ga word which has long been used to describe tough natural hair. And thats how I grew up calling my hair even up untill now. Join me on this journey as i get to understand why Ghanaian women are going natural and how far their natural hair journey has been.
So recently, I told my boyfriend now my fiancé of my intention to wear my natural hair during the wedding and guess what ? He said ‘Eh?’ And laughed. But it wasn’t a laughter of scorn to belittle me. I don’t blame him as I had been referring to my hair as kpenkpeshie after some days of not combing it. And all he could see was flatish clumpy hair. But he loves my hair too.
I then said, ‘herh! I am going to blog about your reaction! Do you think there aren’t beautiful hairstyles for natural hair for weddings? Let me educate you!'
One of my fears before deciding to go natural was what a man i would come to meet would think of it. I don’t know why i had that thought. Was it because most Ghanaian men have become used to seeing their women in relaxed and any change might be met with resistance?
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