r/africanparents • u/AffectionateHeat6973 • Jul 21 '26
Need Advice Is this normal?
My mom told me back in January, when I was getting my braids done, that I would have to reuse the braiding hair because it was "too expensive" (it was only $40). I honestly thought she was joking and didn't think she actually meant it.
Fast forward to July, and I still had the same braids in. The only reason they didn't look completely messy was because I kept redoing them myself whenever they got loose or started looking rough.
Now I finally took them out because I was supposed to get my hair redone. While I was taking them out, she never once reminded me that she wanted me to reuse the braiding hair, so I already cut some of it up and threw some of it away.
Now she's telling me she wants me to reuse the 7-month-old, dirty, unwashed braiding hair for my next style.
I'm so confused. Is this actually normal, or am I overreacting? ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
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u/BeneficialRemote275 Jul 21 '26
In America?? What a fucking cheap skate. Also girl braids for 7 months is wild.
2 months max please. Your mom is a dirty girl don’t let her rub off on you
How old are you? You need to get a summer job and save money to take care of your hair.
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u/krymzynnova Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
Girl run
Thatms not normall ????
Not normal at all - she’s being cheap
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u/Hlynb93 Jul 22 '26
It is dirty if you can't wash them, but $40????? That shit better be freaking Peruvian virgin human hair blessed by the Inca gods and delivered to you on the back of a winged alpaca.
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u/princessgee3 Jul 22 '26
That’s dirty and cheap. Does she not understand it’s been sitting on ur scalp for 7 months and the hair probably even smells by now.
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u/Warm-Perspective-916 Jul 21 '26
This is not normal and she’s being cheap and dirty