Why I Don't Have Waves Anymore...

Some of you know who I am, and a lot of you don't know who I am, which is ok I just pull the strings, stay in the background and keep TWC going. There may be some confusion as to "why" I don't have waves anymore & how I run my page without having waves... Well I'll break it down for you. I started waves back in 2017 on Christmas evening, it was one of the MANY things I wanted to do for the past 3-4 years but was afraid to because I didn't know how I would look with short short hair, & waves in general. I finally worked up the courage to go against the grain and do what nobody EVER wanted me to do & that's cut all my hair off. I've always been a rebel to do the opposite of what people wanted & said, one not to listen or care about how others felt or thought about me and what I did, because this is my life to live not theirs.

So boom, started my waves, & I did NOT know that their were SO many wavers and wave pages out there until I hopped on IG & looked up hash tags. I came across pages like Official Wavers, Top Wavers, Wavy Creatures (when she was just at 2000) & so forth. During my visits to some of the pages, I would always read comments, and it was amazing how many OTHER wavers would say negative things about OTHER wavers they could potentially be helping and encouraging. Secondly I was one of those beginner wavers that wanted to be posted and showed some love, and would never get any, so I said ok, let me create my own page, build it based off of positivity & give other wavers a home to be positive and be embraced by other positive wavers that will be encouraging and helpful. People don't understand that although they may be playing, it could really do damage to the other person after they've endured those negative things being said OVER & OVER again, it builds up and can really stick with a person that has low self esteem. Then again, nobody really thinks before they speak, that goes for me too, it's a work in progress. I was one month and a few weeks in with waving, & I was at work trying to come up with a unique name for the wave page, yet something simple. Came up with The Wavers Club & took off from there, I felt like Drake (lol) Nothing Was The Same after that.

I've had waves for almost 11 months on the 25th of this month, & started out 180 and went 360. Part of me wished I would have stuck with what I WANTED vs. what everyone wanted from me. I said I would give 360s a try though, & yes it was a lot more work to put in but I enjoyed the journey while I was on it. Nas is the person that inspired me to get 180s, they're unique and stand out especially when you get that fresh fade with them, but it grows back WAY too fast.

Now let's talk about the primary topic at hand, & that's WHY I don't have waves anymore & secondly how I run TWC without having waves. The primary reason I don't have waves anymore is because I had a strong urge to grow my hair back & embrace my roots again for the past few months. One of the few things that helped me make that decision, were the ignorant things I would hear people say about "fros" or as some of them call them "nappy fros" I said ok, cool, that's your opinion you are entitled to it, fine... But thanks for helping me and giving me that push to go BACK against the grain of what society thinks is presentable & not presentable. I wanted to embrace my roots again & be free, be the person I use to be before the waves. When I wear my hair like this, it gives me a significant boost of confidence & I am not sure why but I like it & I love the person I am. For the people who have waves & don't want waves anymore, that's fine, that is your right to want change when it comes to your hair style or who you are. There is nothing wrong with not wanting to be confined to one hair style, you don't have to follow what everyone else is doing. Just because someone "thinks" you should cut your hair, doesn't mean you have to, that is YOUR CHOICE not theirs to make. For the people who have had waves all their life, I salute and respect you, because I KNOW it's a way of life and lifestyle for you, & I respect the art and the culture always and forever. This is my truth & for those who don't like it or agree, it sounds like a personal problem to me... Last but not least, how can I run my wave page without waves? Well, it's simple, I built this brand & name from the ground up & I refuse to put it in anyone else's hands other than my own. I won't give up on the page & posting consistently because I STILL find so much joy in finding wave pictures and content to share with the 14,000 of you that are following the page... One thing I want you all to remember is "your hair does NOT define who you are as a person, your character does."

- Shay (CEO Founder Of The Wavers Club)