As/Is·Posted on Aug 8, 201523 Times #GrowingUpWithCurlyHair Was Way Too RealShould I start buying conditioner in bulk or...?by Augusta FallettaBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. First of all, you need to buy conditioner like four times a week. View this photo on Instagram 2. When you see the words "dime-sized amount" you laugh because the only "dime-sized" thing in your life is an actual dime. jenny @_jvillafrancaxo #GrowingUpWithCurlyHair "you'll only need a dime-sized amount of your product" 06:01 PM - 19 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 3. You'd sooner give away your Seamless password than let anyone near your hair with a brush. View this photo on Instagram 4. And forget about anything that resembles a bobby pin. Allison W. @Strange_Bunni #growingupwiththickhair #growingupwithcurlyhair You hate using bobby pins because you're pretty sure that your hair will just absorb them 👽 01:24 AM - 29 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 5. Other people with less interesting hair are always trying to tell you how you should look. View this photo on Instagram 6. But they don't know your life. They don't know your struggles. Sophiee @SophieStanier #growingupwithcurlyhair "why don't you straighten your hair more?" Bitch it takes 2 hours 08:33 PM - 28 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 7. Literally everyone you meet gives you the line "Do you know how many people would kill for the hair you have?" tamiah @kilamchen "Dont you know how much money people pay to get curls like yours? Appreciate them" #GrowingUpWithCurlyHair 05:19 PM - 29 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 8. They have so many questions. æ @alysenoelle_ #GrowingUpWithCurlyHair "what's that thing on your hairdryer??" 03:56 PM - 29 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 9. And then they try to touch you, like you're a goddamn sheep at a petting zoo. sm. @soulltana #growingupwithcurlyhair people randomly touching your hair all the time 11:13 PM - 25 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 10. The REAL inquisition starts when you normally straighten your hair, but you leave it natural for a day. /-\nn@+h31sm @AnnaBoers #GrowingUpWithCurlyHair when you don't straighten it for a day and someone says "did you get a perm or something?" 07:19 PM - 26 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Suddenly, no one knows what the hell to do with themselves. It's like they've never seen a curl before. 11. "Did you master exactly how to use a curling iron to make it look like you have perfect coils, or is that your natural hair?" Kaitlyn Donnelly @kdonnelly109 #growingupwithcurlyhair always getting asked if its your "natural hair" or if you curl it 03:44 AM - 26 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 12. FYI, people who have straight or wavy hair, this is the difference between "curly" and "curled": View this photo on Instagram 13. Styling your hair is a part-time job. s @selmamurtic_ #GrowingUpWithCurlyHair actually contemplating to shave your head anytime you had to brush or style your hair 06:42 PM - 28 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 14. And the internet is almost entirely useless when it comes to finding curly hairstyles. Dalal Tahira @dalaltahira #GrowingUpWithCurlyHair Going on youtube and typing 'Curly hairstyles' and seeing straight haired girls who have curled their hair :| :/ 02:00 PM - 29 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite But if you do need some hairstyles for naturally curly hair, here you go. 15. PSA: "Braiding hair at night to wake up with perfect beachy waves" is a fallacy. This literally only works if a person already has wavy hair. maia @somanymaias #GrowingUpWithCurlyHair braiding your hair before going to sleep and expecting the left photo but getting the right 09:03 PM - 28 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 16. And if by some stroke of magic you get your hair to behave properly on the first try, you pray that you won't encounter wind or humidity that day. denise @deniisemejiia_ #GrowingUpWithCurlyHair curly hair + wind 06:09 PM - 29 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 17. Sometimes, you toss in the towel. nalisa alia amin @nalisaaa #growingupwithcurlyhair once you put your hair in a high bun or ponytail, there's no turning back for the day 11:48 AM - 03 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite At least a high bun makes it look like you tried. 18. Other times, you spend hours with a blow dryer just to spend hours with a flat iron. كيلي @gracekelliiii Blow drying your hair for hours just to be able to straighten your hair. #growingupwithcurlyhair 08:04 PM - 28 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite It's a lot of work, but it can be worth it. 19. You spent so much time that you look like an entirely different person. Hanz @hannajx0 #growingupwithcurlyhair looking like a completely different person when you straighten your hair 01:08 AM - 29 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 20. And you best believe you're not about to put in all that work just to have it ruined by your friends. bella @harrybellaluke "water park tomorrow" "dang it I just straightened my hair" #GrowingUpWithCurlyHair 04:15 AM - 07 Aug 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 21. Here's the thing: Everyone wishes they had curly hair. goldi. @ShaeDior_ #growingupwithcurlyhair when all the white girls with wavy hair would say their hair is "curly" and you're just like 05:26 PM - 28 Jul 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite 22. Because curls are fucking beautiful. View this photo on Instagram 23. And so are you. View this photo on Instagram