Happy Birthday to me! 50 years young today, what a milestone. All my life I considered myself a free spirit, yet would not dread my hair due to how most people expected me to look. Don't get me wrong, I loved my long, sexy hair, but dreads I knew were the missing part of me, I've only been on my journey less than a year, with not much support for my decision (because of how they look at this stage), but who gives a shit, not me. I am now being my true self and loving it, stoked that dreads will not make it to the bucket list I haven't written or thought of yet.
To those of you out there undecided whether to dread or not, have no regrets, do what YOU want in life now. Please don't let friends, family or society be your decision factor. Be free and express yourself, however that may be. Life is a journey, and so are dreads!
I should add that this first year of dreads is challenging at times, especially when they are just plain fucked up that day, but you know what I do? I put on a loose tam and don't look in the mirror, problem solved. This site will teach you how to keep healthy wax free dreads & gentle souls offer moral support for anything. So hey, don't wait, start them now. Get up and throw that brush or comb in the garbage. Yep, right now. Smile at the beginning of your freedom.
updated by @the-barrellady: 01/13/15 09:41:41PM
