this is just wrong
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i don't understand how people justify hate and stories like that just confuse me even more. I don't know why certain people want to purposely hurt others? training kids to kill... wow but sadly not surprising
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tomtoms magical dread journey
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I love them! They are looking great. It's really awesome seeing your progress because I am about at the same time frame as you (3 months). I need to update some photos really soon, when I find more than a few minutes I'll get on that. Thanks for the update! Tomasu said:
Sorry i've been a stranger...heres 3.5 months people :D
feather pillows and dreads-bad combo
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i'm going to try the double wrap method before I get rid of it, I might even triple wrap! It's funny that I read this discussion yesterday and before that had never had a problem with the feather pillow but this morning I woke up with a feather in my hair!
feather pillows and dreads-bad combo
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oh no! I just bought a new pillow two weeks ago and it happens to be feather
wish i would have known!
share your dreading mistakes so others might avoid the same dreadlock mistakes you made
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Haha thanks for the advice on hitting a bong, very good advice I will remember! gr8fuldreadgrrl said:
I've skimmed through some responses and decided to chime in...
~My first locks where done in a salon, with a dread perm. NEVER NEVER fall for this. I lived in green bay, and someone told me this was a good idea, i musta been high to fall for it. Not only was it backcombed all to hell, they put perm rods in and perm it to stay. (might i add, i PAID for this.) Then i could not wash it for 3 months. I am surprised my hair did not fall out. Surprisingly i kept those locks for over a year.
~Never hit a bong and let one fall in your face. It will torch all the way up. Like a sock. Stinks too.
If you have done something really dumb to your young dreads, might as well just start over right away. You will be much happier in the long run.
to dread or not to dread, that is the question, things to concider before taking the plunge
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I am so glad I found this forum! I have never considered myself or wanted to consider myself as "popular" or "mainstream". That is why I have decided to go through with dreading my hair. I am excited for the entire process. It's about time my exterior reflects my interior! I had been planning on using backcombing or crocheting but decided now that natural is really the only way I want to go. It def is a spiritual journey and am looking forward to the ups and downs and twists and turns!
What was your driving force?
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Wow I kept getting goosebumps when I was reading everyone's dread journey. Those were some really powerful stories.As for me the decision to actually commit to dreadlocks took several months. But it goes back even further. I was raised in the midwest by a conservative farm family. Went to a small town school with no diversity. Somehow I have always been a free spirit. Some of my first memories are drawing peace signs in the snow as a little girl!
My parents were really strict but at the same time they encouraged me to become an individual rather than always try to go with what everyone else was doing.Anyways fast forward through years of depression, heavy alcohol use, unstable relationships, a six month marriage engagement to a guy i was with for 5 years who did nothing but try to control me, my parents divorce and never fitting in. I stopped drinking when i was 20 after getting a minor and dedicated myself to the herb. Marijuana frees the mind and enhances life! I met an amazing guy who is 100% supportive of me and truly my soulmate. Fast forward through all that and we get to the beginning of this journey i am on now. I recently graduated from college in may and moved from mn to california with my boyfriend and 2 cats. There may or may not be some legal run ins with law enforcement back east dealing with cannabis. 
but i believe it should be legal so f*ck them! We came out here not knowing anyone, just looking to improve our lives. I have never felt secure in my appearance or more accurately the way my exterior expressed my personality. I've always been glad for not being blonde (just not for me) and i love my curly hair. But i wanted to express myself so as soon as i turned 18 i started getting piercings and tattoos. Now i am beginning my dreadlock journey and it's giving me the opportunity to grow and better myself. Hopefully it will get me closer to where i want to be in life, wherever that may be... Really sorry for how long this post is.
updated by @bobbi: 07/23/15 03:56:49PM