u/BeachBatNat

My hair is naturally curly and virgin. I've been straightening it with heat tools once a week for like 3 or 4 years at this point and it's hip length. I've toyed with the idea of a relaxer so I don't have to straighten it anymore but I'm afraid of damage (even though I know heat damages it as well). I also worry I might not have the right hair type for it and maybe it'll be too harsh. But I'm so tired of worrying about frizz because I live in a humid area. Pics show my hair naturally and straightened. Any advice would be much appreciated

My precious baby girl passed away this week. She was almost 14. I am inconsolable. Like screaming at the top of my lungs wailing crying sobbing clutching the box with her ashes level of inconsolable. The morning walks without her are hard. And nighttime without being able to cuddle her is heartbreaking. I'm reminded of her everywhere.

I don't have children, my dogs are my kids. I feel as though I've lost a child and best friend. For so much of my life she was the only one I could trust and depend on. I have had her since I was 12. She was the bravest girl. She would always try to protect me. She would shake with fear and stand between me and my abusers when I was a child, even if it meant them harming her too. I took her with me and she and I had a peaceful safe 6 years after leaving that house.

I did everything I could to make her happy and to make up for all she suffered in her pup years. I was always conscious that one day I'd lose her. I spent years dreading that day. I remember crying over her future death when she was only two months old. I knew I would never be ready to lose her. And now she's gone. She died of heart failure. She died in my arms, looking into my eyes as I held her.

She had a litter of puppies several years ago and I kept two of them. They are pieces of her that I'll never let go of. I want to keep her lineage alive. I want to keep loving them, as a sign of my love for her. Macy, I will always love you.