The Documentary Pictures
THURSDAY NIGHT Norman's Mom says goodbye to the locs. The cutting begins (that's me in the green.) FRIDAY MORNING After a looong shower and plenty of scalp scrubbing.... a head full of shiny black curls emerged. Here Norman is, on his way to the barber shop at 8 am to get it lined up. LATER THAT WEEK Okay: DRASTIC CHANGE. From neo-soul looking dude to pretty boy. THE CONCLUSION This whole experience taught me a lot. I definitely like being the long-haired one in the relationship again. But I respect Norman's "it's just hair" attitude. I always complain about how hard my natural hair is to deal with. Norman loves my hair. I would NEVER EVER cut off 9 inches of hair. Norman did. He has a far healthier relationship with hair than I do. But, I often suspect that my relationship with hair would be healthier... or at least more 'normal', if I hadn't ingested so many lies about my hair over the years. I am still learning the basics: natural hair is equiva...