New growth

So here I am dealing with my non-existing new growth. I have stopped taking perms for almost three months. I have went to the gym and "sweated my perm out" yet for some odd reason I have a centimeter worth of new growth. Ugh my hair is bone freakin striaght. I can't hardly stand it. I've been practicing these natural hair styles and it looks rather funny becuase my hair is not a fro its striaght. I've tried to wash it, not blow dry it and let it air dry into thick hair.....it looks like I got a perm. This is unacceptable. I think that it maybe the leave in conditioner. once i put it on my hair my hair stays straight like its gel when its clearly just conditioner.

Some one please tell me how long will I have to wait!!! my mother says years. I refuse to believe that. ??????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!