I have major respect for the reverts and mashallah i luv them for the sake of Allah and ask Allah to make all of us like the practicing muslims they become..I am a born muslim but it was just like a tradition..just like a part of life...yes i shuld pray but no one taught me what to say or learn in the prayer..to me it was jst a rule of prayin or god wuld punish me..I finished Qur'an but i never knew the meaning of it..never thought it was important and after couple months of me turning 13 i strted learning more about Islam..mashallah my brothers started exploring first and then when my mom left I started learning and then alhamdullah in the end of grade 8..around spring break i started wearing hijab and going to the masjid...I met sisters that were practicing and revert sisters as well and mashallah i luved them and the funny thing is the revert sister who i met first named herself Aisha as well...After that i started learning and discovering more and then i started wearing niqab and abaya around 2004 August..which was 2 months after i completed graduated from grade 8...The argumenst and disputes in our households were consistent and still have been..my mother understands now but since we didnt see other family members for a long time ..we now have to explain ourselves to them as to why we're so "extreme" I now follow the Sunnah i keep studying although i have had my imaan drop as i have moved alot and become alone as well at times but mashallah when I ask Allah to help me out ..He finds me someone...and i'm proud to say that i've been practicing for almost 5 years and been wearing the niqab for 4 years alhamdullah ....I am soo grateful to Allah (S.W.T) for everything