Our adopted daughter is black. My wife did not want her to be putting harsh chemicals in her hair, especially as a child.
Eventually, she wound up helping my daughter grow what are called sister-locks. It takes a LOT of hair (it took years, but she has it), and maintenance is labor intensive, but the results get very positive reactions from other black women (some whom are astounded that my flaxen haired 1/2 Dutch wife can do a good job on it).
Rarely do women like the hair they are given. If they have long straight blonde hair, they want it to be wavy. If they are brunette, they want to be blonde or chestnut. They buy curling irons, flattening irons, and devices in between. where the final result in a family with a lot of girls can rival the DeWalt power tool collection on a well-outfitted handy man’s work bench.
So true!
My oldest daughter has super curly hair. When she was about 11, she came downstairs with tears in her eyes. I asked what was wrong and she cried I’m out of conditioner.”
Being bald and a guy, I said, “What’s conditioner?’