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Want to take out TnR/Crochet mess and start over with neglect. HELP

I'm at a crossroads. I TnR my hair around 3 months ago and even added in extensions to every TnR dread. They looked picture perfect overnight and I loved them at first. I crocheted the extensions in and crocheted my natural hair all over probably 7-8 times.

Now? I have frizz all over. I couldn't stand the extensions because they kept falling out and I didn't feel they were a part of "me." I am upset with myself because I don't have a dread journey. I naturally have beautiful curly hair. My dreads don't capture that. They don't capture me or anything. They're generic.The extensions were so long and heavy they pulled on my hair so it couldn't even flow freely to loop/twirl/live/thrive. I have a few loops at the base and I adore them.

I just got done taking out all of my extensions, and the ends of my hair are a little damaged from all the crocheting but nonetheless they're curling at the ends :D

My question is: I am tempted to comb my TnR out and start over. I want my hair to move about as it wishes and form on its own into lovely tendrils or dreads. I want a dread journey. the personal growth I've experienced just bringing myself to make them in the first place literally made me cry when I tnr my first one!!

The only "But" here is:, I'm scared of what I'll find due to my crochetting. Will it be a mess and will I be worse off? Should I just keep going down this road? or should I unravel the mess and let nature take its course??

First pic is my lovely hair before any of my stupidness

Second pic is my hair when i first started tnr.

third pic is my hair without extensions. totally gross and fuzzy frizzy, albeit better than with extensions.

Help me!

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Permalink Reply by raene folden on April 14, 2012 at 4:32pm

i dont think ive ever seen someone so beautiful! sorry, not related to the topic at all...

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vip supportersPermalink Reply by Dreaded Shredder on April 17, 2012 at 3:53am

Ive decided to keep my tnr... they're becoming more and more interesting with each passing day. THank you for all great replies and compliments :)

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shampoo ingredients expertsPermalink Reply by Mechell Arant on April 18, 2012 at 8:38am

And a new journey begins...

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vip supportersPermalink Reply by nappyL. on April 27, 2012 at 11:37pm

hey there love the3rd pic as well and I say leave it and let it do it's own thing from now on I started with twisting and didn't like it it felt wrong to me but I stopped and now I'm loving me happy nappys it's your choice of course but I say stay the path and see what happens you may fall in love with those locks "1l" Love

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