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Why did you end your transition?

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I ended my transition because I wear a wig everyday everywhere, and there just seemed to be no point in holding on to the relaxed hair especially since it wasn't very long. Secondly, detangling was way too much headeach and it just seemed like too much work for hair I wasn't trying to keep anyway.
 
Detangling was annoying and I was really anxious to see my natural hair. I also didn't want to damage my ends from the breakage that I began to experience in the 7th and 8th month. I transitioned for nine months and its been about a month and a half since my BC. Soon Im going to BKT for the upcoming school year just for manageability so i can deep condition more often so i can begin growing out my hair.
 
I ended it because i could not wear my hair straight. Styling options were too few, and braid outs were causing major tangles. I ended up getting a relaxer and trimming my ends because the transition had worn them ragged.

Im currently relaxed now and definitely plan on going natural in the near future.
 
The first time:
I was eager to begin. Ran into opposition from family, friends and society and folded.

The second time:
I was tired of dealing with both textures and I was holding onto my length out of "fear". Fear that I wouldn't be feminine without long hair. Then I became angry that society had brainwashed me to believe long, flowing hair was the true measuring stick of all that is womanly. OFF they went. I've never been more in touch with my Lady-Stuffs and feel all the freer for it.

Now, whoever dislikes family, friends or society can find the nearest pile of rocks...and kick them.
 
I went to have my hair twisted with added hair, decided to have it done naturally instead. The braider was done, the relaxed ends looked really stupid hanging there soooooo...Big Chop was done and I am so happy it was done after about 15 months of transitioning...it's a whole new experience of discovery now. My real texture is amazing for me to witness.
 
I stretched for 15 weeks (I know short huh) thinking I was going to transition to natural but I ended up texlaxing instead. It was my longest stretch to date however I just could not deal with the tangles/breakage/matted hair and all the time/care it took to do my hair. I think I do want to transition to natural at some point but I think right now texlaxing is good for my lifestyle. So until then I will continue to stretch and texlax my hair and slowly trim my ends. Also, I am going to focus on length and healthy hair right now.
 
I chopped...or Britney Spears'd it..depends on how you look at it. Either way...that straight/kinky thing was getting on my everlasting nerves. It had been about five-ish weeks since my last relaxer. I had some family members and friends that were whining more about the idea of me cutting my hair off and going natural. I said *** it and had it all cut off. Now they all wanna tell me how pretty it is. :rolleyes:
 
I chopped cause I got tired of the 2 textures, and I couldn't wait to get rid of the relaxed hair. I was gonna do a year transition, then 6 months, but I only made it 5.
 
Impatience. I was going to transition for a year, made it 7 months before I decided to BC, and my stylist REFUSED to cut off all the relaxed ends, because I wouldn't have a style (she was right, but I was irritated). So I cut 12 inches after 7 months, and the remaining 2 inches after 3 more. When I decided to transition there was no stopping me, and I just wanted to see my hair.
 
I transitioned for 13 months - I had way too much natural hair by this point and I didn't see why I should hang on to my relaxed ends anymore. I was too excited to see my mnpps, I BC'd!
 
I was transitioning from relaxed to texlax but started having alot of breakage. I just did a corrective relaxer two weeks ago and I think i may keep it this way. I will say i have learned different techiques with have texlax hair which i hope will help me retain lenght with my newly relaxed hair again.
 
My new growth was thick and I looked crazy with brillowpad hair at the top and silky straight at the bottom. Also I am impulsive when it comes to my hair so I just bc'd and got it over with. I'm glad I did too. Call me crazy but my hair grew fast before...it seems to be growing by leaps and bounds now.
 
I have had high hopes of being completely natural for years now...but I always cave in and relax.

This last time I had stretched for 8 months, and was trying to not relax. I have this fist sized section of hair in my crown that gives me major issues..super tangly, kinky and dry, and it was breaking off big time. Right now I'm more concerned with length than being natural, so I decided to texlax to help keep more hair on my head.

In the future I'm planning on not relaxing my whole head, if anything, just this particular section. Seeing as the rest of my hair feels completely the same as before (I used a mild relaxer for about 8 minutes..and only smoothed that section), I see there is no need for me to continue texlaxing..nothing changed much.

I just need to learn patience.
 
I ended it about 2-3 months earlier than planned because I was getting tired of transitioning and I was eager to just wear my own hair. Fotki stalking did not help.
 
I ended my transition on a whim. Cut it after a 12/13 month transition :)

No thought or planning went into it... just happened one day after watching a movie.

I really thought I would make it 2 or 3 years :lachen:

I love it though :)

 
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I gave up again around the end of May. I didn't want to go in the transitioner's thread b/c I'm not sure if I can hang. If I make it past four months then I may come back up in there.

I really want to. I'm 8 weeks post now. I am going to just keep wearing braidouts and wait it out. I would love to do this but it will truly be a whole new world for me.

I figure, if my mom could get my hair straight with a hot come and grease, I should be able to do something with all that stuff I got at home. For real, I could open a shop. Got a steamer, Pibbs, Sedu, Ion blow dryer...and a tub full of hair products. You ladies are bad influences :lachen:
 
I ended my transition last year because as a newbie, I was overwhelmed with the amount of NG that I had. I found it very difficult to maintain the two textures so I caved in and relaxed.:sad: I wish I could have either stuck with it or just BC because I would have been 19 months post now.:crying3: I'm excited about transitioning this year so I know I can stick with it.
 
I was aiming for a long transition, I wanted to go 16/18 months but towards the end of the 14th month I had silly breakage. I just decided enough was enough and I didn't want to suffer with breakage for the last two months of my transition when I enjoyed the previous months.. yup I'm one of the few that enjoyed transitioning .. I bc'd and although I was shocked straight after the chop, I'm really happy I did :)
 
I ended my transition after 12 months. I had planned to transition for 24 months. I was wearing sew-ins so I figured I should just go ahead and cut since I wasn't wearing my hair out anyway. I kinda wish I had waited another 12 months. :ohwell:
 
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