Yesterday was my 5 year olds birthday party and i had a bunch of family over for a big bbq. i got a lot of, "those dont look like dreads" types of comments. apparently, dreadlocks are instant and have a uniform look...i just said, "these are my dreads and this is what they look like right now. they change everyday. eventually they will lock up completely and be "dreadlocks". i did good.