Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?Very short term. My last relaxer was in late April '08, and then I did my big chop in June. I had about 1/2 inch or so of new growth. My transition was so short because I had tried to do a long transition in 2006 and I had a…

My name is Shavonda, im 26 and I currently reside in Sacramento, CA. -Were you a long term or short term transitioner and why? I actually didn't transition at all!! I had no intentions on ever going natural, actually. It just sort of happened for me. I had micro braids in for about a month and a half, and as…

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I haven’t had a relaxer since 2004 and all my hair is completely natural, BUT I would consider myself a long time transitioner because I constantly had my hair pressed-out leaving much of my hair permanently straightened. -When did you BC? What was your initial reaction to your natural hair?I…

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I've been transitioning for a little over 7 months now, and my goal is to transition for a year. I'm nervous about cutting it in the winter, so I want wait until spring. I started transitioning on accident, really. I've always been curious about my new growth but I was…

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I was a long term transitioner because I had no idea what I was doing and it took me awhile to let go of my hair and my identity that was wrapped in it. I had always had shoulder length hair that was decently thick.-When did you BC? What was…