Hi, hope some are still active on this forum. I've lurked around a long time and have finally decided to start my dread journey. I've loved dreadlocks for a long time but the thought of parental and social comments kept me from taking the leap. I'm so glad I didn't because at that time I can clearly remember also being put off by all the work waxing and rolling and sectioning looked. Years later I stumbled on this site and realized how easy real dreads were but didn't fully embrace my hair and kept cutting it very short for ease of maintenance. In October 2019, I vowed to not cut my hair and let it grow out for two years. Here we are and in an odd turn of event, we lost running water for a few days so I set down the brush and in under a week, I already have my first dread knotting up!
I know I'm late to the game, but I wanted to say thank you for everyone who has been willing to post thoughts and photos of their own journey. You have kept me inspired despite the self-consciousness that nags in the back of my mind.
A new chapter
Congrats I started my journey almost 32 years ago and don’t plan on ever cutting
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My new book Ban The Taboo Vol 1
