If you are like me, simply making it to the car in the morning is a miracle! By the time I drop my kids off at school in the morning, I swear I’ve lived a full day. A. FULL. DAY. I do my best not to get stressed out or make the kids feel rushed.… Continue reading Morning Glory
Author: Curly Courtship
Raising Our Introverted Daughter
So both of my children have beautiful curly hair, want a dog and love music, but that is where the similarities end. The older they get, currently ages three and six, the more their personalities emerge as polar opposites. “I don’t know what’s wrong with these kids. One is super sensitive and the other just… Continue reading Raising Our Introverted Daughter
I Broke Up With My Flat Iron
It's such a significant rite of passage that it should be one of those moments where you know exactly where you were and what you were doing at the time. Yet, I don't remember exactly how old I was when I got my hair hot combed (straightened) for the first time. High school-ish is probably… Continue reading I Broke Up With My Flat Iron
It Starts With Us
My children are two and five-years old. They have an amazing life full of love surrounding them. They love their brown skin. They love their curls 🙌🏽! They love others. They don't know some people in this world will judge them solely based on those features. As their parents, it's our job to love them,… Continue reading It Starts With Us
Classic Black Hair Moment
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that's true, what does this one of my five-year old tell you? She's tired? Bored? In deep thought? Nope, none of the above. Let me break it down for you. After a detangling and co-wash session the other day, this moment happened (and I just… Continue reading Classic Black Hair Moment
My Little Mermaid
She did NOT come to play, okay! 🏊🏽♀️ Mia says five weeks of swimming class will not mess up her curls! On Sunday night, I could not find her purple swim cap anywhere. We had just used it at my parents' house on the Fourth of July. I thought it may be hiding in the… Continue reading My Little Mermaid
Hair Today, Gone Tonight
This is the story of Elijah's second hair cut. His first was in a real barber shop and the whole time he screamed and cried an adorable "NO THANK YOU, NO THANK YOU, NO THANK YOU". The. Entire. Time. Politeness always counts 😉. Anyway, the second time his hair grew out, my husband and I… Continue reading Hair Today, Gone Tonight