anyone detest braids and weaves?

hi there..  I am quite lazy and I like to basically get up and GO!  In the past few years my hair has been hidden under single extensions, kinky twists and braids..  (never had a weave).  I have found the braids and extensions put pressure on my hair though, pulling the hair back and thinning it out. I have let it rest from that now and i am doing daily routines to it with jojoba oil, shea, rosemary and so on....  BUT its a nightmare.

I have read that really we should not use braids or weaves or anything like that and we should just let our hair breathe and live and let it do what its doing! whats wrong with wearing our natural hair out? and whats wrong with doing our own styles with it?

I have recently just started to cornrow my own hair and then just put a fancy piece at the top.   my friend wants me to try a corkscrew weave, similar to what kelly rowland had.   I JUST DONT KNOW.  I wish I could just let my hair be and let it just do what it wants to do.  NEED ADVICE.   laziness is kicking in again... 

what do you guys say to this?  does anyone disgagree with wearing braids and weaves.?  any experiences?


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If you want to wear your hair out than you should do that...don't let your friends dictate your life. Do what you feel and how you feel like doing it. Nothing wrong with RELAXED or NATURAL hair.

I agree with both cookiesnkream and cmesweet. I have worn braids, kinky twist, cornrows, natural, relaxed and of course weaves as well as styling my own hair in a lot of different styles LOL...It all goes back to if the style was done correctly, properly maintained, not lefted in too long, not tight and so on. Some ppl just can't wear extensions or after a while cant wear them. I feel that theres nothing wrong with wearing our hair out, but one should do what they feel with it though and its certain reasons why some go for the extensions..such as growing hair out, constant style changes/whats hot, and a biggie with me> I wear weaves because I love to curl and use heat so its a lot safer on the weave than my hair. So it all boils down to ones personal preference and what they feel and not what another tells them or whatever. Therefore I dont disagree with anything... The way the world is now everyone knows about all the many things thats out that can enhance looks. HTH

ETA: Basically you have to do whats best for you

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