Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?T: I was a short term transitioner. My last relaxer was in March of 2008 and I BC'd that August. I was wearing extensions (2-strand twists) the entire transition period. My short-term transition was due to me being an impatient person. I was just as anxious to see what…

CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? NA: I was a short transitioner- about 4 months. This was actually my second time transitioning. The first time I tried was in 2007. I went to the Dominican for 4 months to study and decided that I was done hating the hair God gave me. I had…

CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?M: I would say I was a “mid term” transitioner. My transition lasted 7 months. I initially went into my transition not planning to do the BC till 18 months had passed. I wanted to do a long one b/c I didn't think I would be cute with a…

CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? M: I was a long term transitioner. My goal was to transition for 2 years. I wanted to transition that long because I didn't feel comfortable doing the BC with 1-2 inches of hair. But boy do plans change!! Lol. While transitioning I was wearing weaves and doing…