Journey to Natural- Personal Accounts

CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? S: I consider myself a medium term transitioner; I transitioned for 8 months. I planned on transitioning for at least a year, but I got impatient. I couldn't wait to see my natural hair! I think I transitioned for the right amount of time for me. I didn't…

CN: Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I was a long term transitioner, my last relaxer was in April 2008. My hair has always been super thick, so at 8, my mom couldn't handle it and Just For Me'd my beautiful hair. I would relax every 2-3 months, wash and set with a deep conditioner…

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner & why?Long term by way of mini chops, about 8 months (April-December 2007). I love short hair...........on other people. Lord knows I do not have the head/face shape for it LOL. So many of the women on the boards and the ones that have shared their stories on CurlyNikki.com that have…

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why? I was a long term transitioner, I guess I transitioned for 11 months. I wanted to have at least 3 inches of new growth since I was planning to start dreadlocks after I did my Big Chop.-When did you BC? What was your initial reaction to your natural hair?…

-Were you a long term or short term transitioner, and why?I consider myself to be a long term transitioner. I began by reading Black Hair Media and wanted to learn how to have healthy relaxed hair. I learned so much that I began stretching 5-6 months at a time. One day I realized that I didn't need relaxers anymore if…