I agree with sbaker as well when she said that people have different purposes for transitioning to natural. For one, I am transitioning mainly because I want to see what my hair would look like all natural, nothing more! I like having relaxed hair and would like to experience having natural hair. I'm sure most (not all) of the ladies on this forum that are natural are not trying to prove something with their natural hair; it's just a preference. /images/graemlins/smile.gif
IMHO, all hair is a good grade of hair: whether relaxed, texturized, or natural. Before joining this forum, I thought "nappy" hair was bad but now I see the light. Now, when my mom says "your hair is nappy, you need a relaxer," I just brush that comment off and say "no, it's natural and that's how my hair grows in." Not just heat and relaxers can damage our hair...even hair products, hair tools, water, and AIR can damage our hair too. The only thing that matters is if we can manage to take good care of our hair and as Tigerlily said- have it the way we want it to be! /images/graemlins/wink.gif