So....your saying that I am slapping Dreadlocks in the face because i backcombed and knew nothing of the natural method at that time? Perfect. Good. That makes TOTAL sense.Im just saying, people have their own inspiration. And it looks like he was inspired by his friend for the natural method, as was i for backcombing. And combining the new inspiration against the old, well here you have regret...no?Now, as to backcombers having 3 and 4 sets....that would be THEIR PERSONAL WANTS, correct?This is my first set, and i PLAN (keyword) on keeping them for as long as possible. No, i am not of legal drinking age yet, but between now and then i will have many obstacles in my way. Jobs, society, family. All of those branching off into its own set of obstacles, and so on and so on. Maybe in 7 years i will find a job that requires me to cut my locks off. And if thats the way it needs to be...then thats the way its going to be.You have had yours for 19 something years, i know this SE. But look at the lifestyle you live (I dont know much, im not judging, i am just saying) its allowed you to have those beautiful locks for many many many years. Who are you to say this is not a spiritual journey for me? It IS, and always will be for as long as i have my dreadlocks.Your dreadlocks are your dreadlocks, your journey is YOUR journey, no matter how you got started on that journey.
soaringeagle said: ya think they are? ive never ever seen backcombed dreads last all that long..possibly 7 years
most backcombers are already on theyre 2nd 3rd 4th sets before they are old enough to drink legaly\ you guys are just acting all defensive who the hhell cares if e regrets backcombing and would go natural next time? you do because thats just further proof that natural is a superiur method you get deffensive because it makes you feel yoiurs are inferiur\but thats not te point ..the point is dreads..by definition..by tradition..by the very nature of dreads..should be natural should connect you to the natural rythem of life..backcombing is not natural..in any wayits a slap in the face to traditional dreading..an insult to the very nature of te dreaddreads are spiritual, whether you dread for spiritual reasons or not, they become spiritualso imagine for a second you slowly drift from athiest to rasta and when you find yourself there realize your dreads were started in blasphemy..the direct opposite of what your belief commandsthere are so many legit reasons to regret backcombing yet when 1 person regrets it you all start to cry like babies like his regret directly hurts you...the only way thats possible is if you secretly regret too