I just joined the community and  stumbled upon it while looking for ways to care for my natural hair and my kids hair. I have had a relaxer my entire adult life, but last year I made the decision to stop perming my hair. Braids literally hurt me, so not being a glutton for pain, I went the route of wrapping my hair and wearing a wig. I hadn't had a perm since maybe October, so Saturday nite, I told my fiance to just cut it.