I Big Chopped

CN: When you first chopped, what were your thoughts and feelings? How do you feel now?B: I big chopped on March 9, 2011 after 5 months of transitioning. To me, it wasn’t really a big deal because I was transitioning from a short haircut. So chopping and having short hair didn’t faze me a bit! I was, and still am…

CN: When you first chopped, what were your thoughts and feelings? How do you feel now?JD: I literally chopped at 2:00AM this March with my roommate in our room because it was annoying to manage two textures with different lengths of hair. I’d had it cut into an asymmetrical short hairdo in October. I actually grabbed the scissors, looked at…

CN: Were you a long-term or short-term transitioner, and why?M: I was a short-term transitioner. My last relaxer was in July 2010. My transition was short because I was so tired of dealing with the two textures on my head, and I was very anxious to start working with my natural hair. Plus, I wanted to say, at least once…

CN: Were you a long-term or short-term transitioner, and why?N: I was a semi-long-term transitioner. I transitioned for approximately 10 months. I initially decided to transition for a year, but I had to cut both my transitioning and hair short. I never had short hair previously. So, of course I was nervous about what I would look like, what my…

CN: Were you a long-term or short-term transitioner, and why?R: My intention was to be a long-term transitioner, but my hair wasn’t having it! When I was 7 months post, I got up one Saturday and did my weekly wash and steam treatment. However, when I went to rinse my hair, to my horror, it was matted terribly at the…