Let me tell you something about myself. I have naturally wavy hair. I've had to deal with the good, the bad, and the ugly of naturally wavy hair for my entire life.

Until about the age of twelve, I didn't really care about my hair that much. Whether if it was straight, wavy, up in a bun, whatever. I didn't really care. Then around the age of twelve or thirteen, I wanted straight hair instead of my natural waves. So, I bought a straightener and straightened my hair almost every day. I started to become ashamed of my waves and thought that my straight hair was prettier and better than my wavy hair. So, for the next two to three years, I would straighten my hair almost every day. I wanted to blend in more, and people seemed to like my straight hair more than my wavy hair.

Then about ninth grade, I slowly stopped straightening my hair almost every day, because honestly, it is a lot of work to straighten your hair almost every day. It took me about fifteen to twenty minutes to straighten my hair which isn't a super long time, but it is still a good chunk of time. Nevertheless, I still wasn't super proud of my wavy hair. I still wished that I had naturally straight hair so that way I never had to straighten my hair again.

But as I got older, I started to become more comfortable with my natural waves and learned to love my natural hair as much as I love my straight hair. Sadly, people would compliment me more on my straight hair then my wavy hair.

For all the girls out there that don't have naturally straight hair, and wish that they did, I want to tell you that your hair is beautiful just the way it is. Don't let anyone else tell you any differently. No matter if your hair is straight, wavy, or curvy; it's all beautiful.