I wear braid & curls most of the time and right now I'm in a set of crochet braids. I'm planning to PS for the balance of the year with a wet set/deep condition/dusting in between sets of braids/twists/weaves.
I straightened my hair in March for a family event and a work conference. I was just hitting BSB with my longest layer. The stylists went bonkers - they were literally playing in my hair - running their fingers through it. Other patrons were staring as my shrunken 2 to 3 inch looking curls as they stretched out. I was really creeped out.
My family went bananas - touching my hair, weave checking me, oo-ing and aw-ing because all my life I had short bobs or barely shoulder length hair. With them I felt proud and I'd inspired my Aunt to go natural to solve her thinning hair and scalp irritation from relaxers.
I went to the work conference and my boss (who in her defense only sees me once or twice a year because we work in different states but she is an African American woman and there are not too many of us in our department) stared me dead in the face as I waved at her and she walked by - not recognizing me. She apologized when we finally came face to face - I thought that was hilarious!!