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Let's Get Personal

General Talk

I have always loved my hair (kinda weird, whatever). I felt strange cutting it, like I wasn't supposed to. 8 years of not cutting my hair and its past my butt. I cant wear it down because it gets pulled my babies and carried away with the wind. I couldnt handle brushing all that hair so I just braided it and ignored it. It had started bothering me that I always had to make sure it was perfect and up and out of my way. I thought for about a day that the only option was to cut it so it didnt dangle in everyones way.

plus I shed to much! My floor my dishes and My BABY (who had to go to the hospital because a hair wraped around her toe and tightened around it so tight) is covered in my freaking hair!

I was on youtube looking up new up dos to keep all that hair outta my way and I came across a dreadlock video. I had never even thought of it before. I thought her hair was cool. I googled "dreadlocks" and DHHQ came up in a jiffy. I looked all over the site and watched a few videos then tought HELL NO IM NOT PAYING YOU TO KNOT MY HAIR! So I continued on my dreading search... and dreadlockssite.com was my next link. I looked and looked and stoped brushing for good the next day.However since June 10th (I know Im a NoOb) I have experienced a few things. I feel so beautiful. I feel hopeful. I honesty dont care what other people see when they look at me. My Married life is better, didnt know that could happen and I feel like not brushing my hair and not making my dreadlocks but watching my hair form is what I am meant to do. I have no Idea why I didnt think of this before. I never cut my hair, I dont wear ANY makeup, No tattoos, not a piercing on me. Everything about my style is simple now I dont even brush my hair.

Why I have dreadlocks; cause its easy bein' me.

partial dreads 1week on..

Member Journals and Timelines

I think it looks great!

To dread or not to dread...

General Questions

wow you guys are friendly! Sorry its taking me so long to respond, Im new and I had no idea I even had comments! I've changed my mind... I dont give a damn what anyone thinks! I know that all of the people who matter wont care. Its just hair.

ps Im not qualified for any job :/ I have been pregnant or with a newborn from October after high school till now. I have no experience doing anything at all!

Also my town is almost equally rich very conservative old people or teenage stoned homeless drop outs(my friends :/) Im already lumped in with the kids who live next to the library under the trees so I dont think I'll get any more judgement than usual.

To dread or not to dread...

General Questions

That is my question.

I have thin wavy hair that is past my cheeks (butt cheeks that is) and I LOVE my long hair but I hate to brush it and its feeling kinda scraggly. I should cut it and make it easier to brush and take care of OR (and I just recently had this idea) DREADLOCKS! You see every morning for about 3 weeks I have spent all morning looking for my hair brush, that's been hidden by my 2 year old, because my hair starts to look like dreadlocks. I have almost convinced my self to just do it but...

pros:

- less effort and time

- dreads are awesome

- Im already a "hippy"

- I wouldnt feel like I had to cut my hair to feel beautiful

cons:

- I love to braid my hair

- I need to get a job sometime

- my hairs thin and unruly and might just look like shit!

- I dont like attention

- Im not sure my husband would like it (pfft but he cant stop loving me for hit I loved his hair mid back and he joined the marines and shaved it all off :P)

- My husband is a Marine and I know they will judge :/ ( but I dont really care about that one either)

And then If I do dread my hair I want them to be little dreads but I want them to be natural and I dont know how to do both. Im afraid if I just let it go it wont look anywhere near how I want it to and that would really suck!

comment please! I dont know what to do... besides just stop brushing for a while and see how it goes.

updated by @amanda12: 01/13/15 09:28:15PM

fat Locks take special care

Dreads Hair and Scalp Health

I dont have any super fatties but I squeeze em wrap em up and squeeze the towel take the towel off and head bang (clean my bathroom, lol) then I flip the towel over to the drier side and wrap them back up for a few minutes. At that point my dreads feel dry to the touch (not to the squeeze of course) and no longer drip on me. But the main reason Im posting this is because of the flip the towel thing. I felt like a genius when figured out I dont need 2 towels!

Why not to wear hats when natural dreading - my year and a half journy and the effect the hat had.

Saved Dreads Success Stories

Man, took off a hat at age two and didnt put one on again for what 19 years (around 10 months neglect) and every day I wear one my roots dread by leaps and bounds. But I can see how nonstop hat wearing or lack of seperation could be a problem. And wearing it from the first day, I can see how it held you back. But hat, well "tam" wearing is awesome for me