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Hi, everyone, Tiger Lily here. I've been lurking the site for a long time now and finally mustered up the courage to join, even though I don't have dreadlocks--yet. I brushed out my 2 year old dreads about 5 months ago and I'm starting to miss them. However, I'm not missing some of the issues I've had with that as a result of them being backcombed, gelled, waxed, put into tiny little rubberbands to keep them "neat and tidy" and the massive amounts of crocheting I did to also keep them looking neat. I loved my dreads, but after a while i got so sick of them being 'unmanageable', frizzy, itchy, and extremely dandruffy. Only recently did I discover that most of that happening was probably because of how roughly I was treating my dreads.
After reading through the forums for a while I realized all the mistakes I made to my poor dreads and I want to start over again fresh and natural. However, it's going to be a while before I take that step because after brushing out the dreads, I decided to cut my hair super short! 
I guess I just felt like I needed a change. I felt like even though I brushed out my dreadies, my hair still carried with me some left over negativity and psychic junk. (I had moved, freed myself from a 5 year relationship, and changed my lifestyle for the better). I needed to start fresh! Anyway, sorry to ramble on a bit, but that's me.
updated by @tiger-lily: 01/13/15 09:44:05PM