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i am a redhead. 100% natural, virgin, never touched by dyes or chemicals redhead. and darn proud of it!
however, this was not always the case. when i was a kid, i was picked on relentlessly about my red hair. there were pokes, jokes and rude and downright dirty names. friends would play connect the dots with my freckles. i was different, and the other kids at school made sure that i knew it. because of this, i hated my hair for a long time.
it wasn't until i was halfway through high school before i realized that being different didn't have to be bad thing. in fact, it was a good thing! as i grew older, the same people who picked on me in grade school for having "frizzy orange hair" were now jealous of my coppery curls. strangers would ask me to cut a lock for them to take to their stylist to match color (weird, i know). once i hit my twenties, i fully embraced my gingerness. i realized that this was actually something i had over other women now, as i had always been intimidated by my own gender. i felt...empowered.
i hope that someday i have a redheaded child so i can teach them at a very early age that their hair is beautiful, no matter what others say. that freckles are nothing to be ashamed of, they only give your skin more character than others. i hope to help them see that being different is what makes you interesting and that one day they will grow to appreciate their own little quirks, just as i did. :)
so in other words, redheads are beautiful :)
xo
em
17 comments:
You are SOOO beautiful! I love you! :)
You are so beautiful Emjay!
my hair used to be red but it has slowly changed to blonde (not dye induced). This post reminds me of how much i miss it! beautiful pictures.
i wish with all my might i was a natural redhead. seriously, i always have and always will.
you are GORGEOUS. i am so darn jealous of you.
Your hair is gorgeous :)
hell yeah redheads are beautiful!!!! esp you!!!
I love, love, love red hair and think yours is absolutely beautiful! :]
<3Chelseabird
I had the same issues as a kid and I would get so upet when others would make "ginger" jokes, but after a while I kind of thought about how awesome it is to be naturally different and unique.(I'm also a completely dye and chemical free ginger...and I love it :)
hurray ginger kids!
SO Jealous! I always wanted red hair =( Your color is AMAZInG!
I'm a natural ginger myself and had almost the same experiences. I didn't get made fun of too much for it (I was also very tall so the jokes tended to be about my height) but hated my hair and my freckles. Now I love and appreciate my hair and fair skin and often get complements on the color.
Yay for natural hair color!!
Yours is so pretty :)
I used to dye mine non stop, but now it's been all natural for a few years & I love it! :)
Oh my gosh you are gorgeous!!! My favorite girl in the world is my beautiful red-headed friend Alex. She has ringlets...like almost fro status! Seriously I LOVE your hair! Both my grandma's were red heads... I'm the most freckly person I know & I was born with pink hair...until it turned white...damn...I was almost a red head. I love your color! Gorgeous empowered woman! <3
p.s. my guy is part red headed...if we have babies...I hope I hope for red heads! <3
I never understood that...why people made fun of redheads and freckles. Ever since I was little (I had a friend who had freckles and a redhead) I wanted them both!! lol
I love this post, good for you :)
Im a total ginger myself and people make fun of it but really, in like it. I love my hair and I like that I have freckles. thanks for this post and I agree that its important to teach a child that they're beautiful because of those features. :)
Isn't it OBVIOUS that being redhead is a huge beautiful gift? I love red hair! It's *so* pretty!
Awww, my daughter is a redhead (HUGE suprise as we're both dark brunettes) and I love it so much. I'm sure she'll have to put up with some of the same stuff you did as a child, but I can't wait for her to grow into loving her red curls. <3
ya i feel you're pain, lol, but ive come to be secretly smug about us gingers. i think we have the most beautiful hair color ever..even though sometimes i wish i had black hair. p.s. you make me want to get a perm soooo bad, love the curls.
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