KINKY GIRLS: Straight Natural Hair

I have a few friends that straighten their hair on a pretty regular basis, and by "regular" I mean a few times a year or so. For me on the other hand in the 1 yr, 10mos I have been natural I have only had my hair straight 3 times. The 2nd time I did it myself (never again) and the 1st and 3rd time my hair was styled by my amazing beautician Mrs. Leslie of In the Masters Hands. I was always worried about it going back to its natural curl pattern. Well being that I moved from Omaha, NE to Kansas City, MO...I thought that for my exit celebration I should try it. Although I was impressed with the growth and health of my hair...it was a lot that I had forgotten about in regards to straight hair. I almost forgot how to wrap it, forgot that humidity makes it frizz, and forgot that I had to add some amount of heat to it everyday. It took a while for my beautiful curls to come back after being forced straight...but they are doing wonderful. I can see know that it is not something to be afraid of and although it won't be too often, I will rock the straight natural hair soon.