I Love the way my Hair Looks!

So there is something that has been bothering since I December. I have to say since Dec. because I think that it always happened but not on the same level. Im talking about hair discrimination. In December I started working in a rather small shop with 2 other stylist. One does braids and relaxed hair and the other does relaxed hair so that leaves me the only one with natural hair that does only natural hair. Of course I get the usual stares but I also get alot of sly remakes and a couple of my clients have felt the stares. I LOVE my hair in its natural state and I am beginning to LOVE my locs, that being said I also like relaxed hair....I dont have a problem with the way that anyone wears thier hair. So many times I think that women with relaxed hair are afraid that women with natural hair are going to tie them down and preach them into going natural. My main concern is that my hair is healthy and that my clients have a healthy head of hair.
But the thing that gets me is the children. I have two daughter that have totally different hair and I have totally different hair from theirs. I have 2 other people in my family that are natural so I think just like anything else I have the responsibility as a parent to expose my children to different things. I have to expose them to different foods, religions, people, and different hair. Yes I grow up as most of us did, with a relaxer but I have had colored hair, straight hair, curly hair, weaved hair, and no hair....and I will allow my children to have that same freedom with their hair. I just think that it is sad that a child looks at me and says "why do u want ur hair like that?", "why don't u want straight hair?", or the best one "I don't want my hair like that!".
More then once i have had to explain to a child and the occasional adult, in the shop, that my Nappy hair is not going to rub off on them. It is like they are scared of my hair....I'm not sure why, because it doesn't bit and it isn't like natural Hair is a virus that u can catch.
I will continue to educate those that stare and ask ridiculous questions because if i don't at least attempt to change their views they will be trapped in that ignorance for a lifetime.....