The Takedown

Well, my son Amir has decided to takedown his braidlocks.I washed and retightened him a few days ago and he told me , in Walmart yesterday. he wants to cut his hair and go back to braids. his hair was just starting to bud. i was a little hurt after spending 9.5 hours installing them. but, it's his choice. he wasn't commited to the transition look.being 12 years old, he didn't want to look different. he used to go to an afrocentric school where all the teachers and a lot of the kids had natural and locked hair and wore afrikan (not a spelling error)clothes.the security and confidence gained by having the environment the supports your culture and ethnicity is great. now living in tx and going to public school, i seehis choice a little different. so once he finishes taking them down, i'll post pics.