Why be natural?

"So, why have natural hair if you're just going to straighten it?"
 Because, I want to. 

This should be a sufficient answer for people that want to know why I don't part with the flat iron. It's 2013, I live in the United States, I make my own money and I can do what I want. Point blank.  

Am I denying my heritage and ancestry but taming my kinks and coils? 
Am I attempting to conform to the majority's ideals of physical beauty? 
Am I filled with with self-hatred? 
NO! I'm really just kind of lazy... 

It's so easy to go to the salon, get it blown out, and keep it moving. Every so often, I catch a glimpse of my kinks and coils right before my stylist blasts me with her magical blow dryer. At those moments, I am curious to try all the different curly styles and twist outs and bantu knots that I see on YouTube. But, alas, that's so much effort!