by Rene Syler of Good Enough Mother HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY, NATURAL HAIR! Where did the time go? On this day, three years, I drove through a snowstorm to a local barbershop because I had had ENOUGH! After making the decision to go natural, I transitioned (the period from which you stop applying chemicals until you cut your hair or grow…
by Rene Syler of Good Enough Mother FOLLICLE UPDATE! 2 ½ years natural! For those of you following along at home, you know what a big deal hair is to me. I would say it’s a pretty big, damn deal to most women. But when you’ve gone through the madness I went through with mine, it’s an even bigger, even…
Why Don’t Black Women Support Each Other In The Workplace by Rene Syler of Good Enough Mother I was talking to a good friend the other day when she asked me something that really threw me for a loop. I guess I thought, having achieved the level of success she has in her corporate career, she was immune to this…
Is Reality TV Bad For Black Women?by Rene Syler of Good Enough Mother This one’s for all you Reality TV fans out there! I saw this article in Newsweek this week and thought it would make for great debate. Some of you may be rolling your eyes or saying “Not again” but hear me out, because if you have a…
Rene Syler of Good Enough Mother has been natural for 2 years!!! Check out her amazing progress: Rene says; The time went by so fast! When I first cut my hair in 2009, I was jonesing for length. I was told to be patient and to ‘enjoy the journey’, but all I could think about was how my hair wasn’t…