Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I consider myself a long-term transitioner. I had sister twists for about a month and a half and decided, during that time, that I would no longer relax my hair. I removed the sister twists after that time and continued to transition for about 3-4 months. I would visit…

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I chose to do a long term transition. I am currently in month 19...my transition started in April 2007. I started off with relaxed hair that was almost APL and my husband and I both like my hair long, so I didn't want to cut the length, and I also…

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I was a short term transitioner. The plan was to transition for a year, but that point where the two textures met was killing me!! Plus, once I started getting some new growth and I saw the waves and curls of my natural hair, I was too curious lol.-When did…

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I was a short term transitioner of sorts. The last time I relaxed was early July08, and I was planning on relaxing again. But after a car accident and sitting home, I realized I was too tired to keep doing the same thing. My hair had broken off because of…

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I transitioned for 10 months. That might not seem "long term" for some people, but to me it felt like an eternity! I originally wanted to wait 1 year, but I didn't want to fall in love with the length because I felt it would make it harder for me…