Thanks but No Thanks!

One thing I must say about the natural hair forums is that they are certainly right about alot of things. During my transition, I have seen many posts about peoples commentary on other's decision to go natural. I have personally felt this. First my mom let her hair go natural a few years back, then decided to perm it. Bad move. She's always been preaching to me about how I should stop getting perms, yet she was the professional hair stylist who had me in the perm, and before the perm she had me in Wave Neauvo from the age of 5. So now, she keeps telling me how the big CHOP would be a bad idea. And that I should perm my hair cause I cant handle taking care of it.

I'm like, "I ain't had a perm since October 2007 and I'm not bald, and no where near it, thanks but no thanks, I'll stay natural" And this week I was able to get my BC! Or rather I was able to get the last 2 inches of perm taken off. I don't even think she noticed it. But funny thing is she was mad because I turned down her offer to cut my hair for me. Lady, you are 50 years old, cant see a lick and never listen to what I have to say. It's MY HAIR, so its my way or the highway! I rather pay a younger professional who is my normal stylist to do it, especially when she has had many years with natural hair! I can get a refund, show dissaprovement, and know that what I ask for is what I get when I jump out the chair. I always hated going places that were reluctant to do what I ask, and always asked me 5 million times are you sure? Then when I finally get them to do the drastic move, they are like WOW! That was a great idea!
And what do I look like getting my hair cut by my mom after this girl has put all this work into my hair, then trying to get her to fix it once mom messes it up?!
People at my job love my new hair. Alot of the men don't know what to say, but the women have all told me how marvelous my hair is.
Hopefully by this time next year it will be grown out wild and wavy!!!!