I hate the Midwest

it's definitely something to do at least once in your life. that's the way i see it at least. even if you only keep it for a few days.

 

lols^

anyways, nobody really stares at me. the only time i get people staring at my locks is when i'm talking to them, and i'll catch them looking a couple inches above my eyes, not direct eye contact. i think people in my town are just scared to stare????

 

LOL

good one :cheers2:

 

maybe it's cause you have an abnormally large forehead

I mean no offense

 

what? i'm serious. just to say "yup, i had dreads once"

 

yar but them thars not dreads

 

What?? Are you sure?

 

i dressed up like a cowboy this one time

 

What's the size of a "normal" forehead?

 

hate to break it to you, but backcombed hair is not equal to dreads. If you want to be able to say you've had dreads, you better get ready to not brush your hair for 6 to 12 months. I didn't refer to my hair as dreads till I was 5 or 6 months in. before that it really was just knotted hair. To be honest at almost 9 months I still feel like I'm not sure if I can call my hair dreads or not.

 

i dressed up as a cowboy every day in 1st grade. wanted to be a cowboy after my dad told me i had to be born an indian to be one.

i honestly don't care if i have people telling me they're not "true dreads" as long as they pretty much look like em.

although it would be cool to do the aloe/sea water thing. rasta mon.

 

oookay then. good luck with that

 

thanks? ::salutes your superior dread skillz::

 

none of you people in here, myself included, have "dreads".

 

What do you consider dreads? Like have a photo of someone with "dreads"? I always get confused because people have different ideas of when their hair could/should be called dreads.

 

it isn't about maturity of the locked hair, but rather the person wearing it. and it is my humble opinion that nobody (at leas the regulars) in this forum has "dreads" or "dreadocks", and the word "dread" shouldn't be used as a verb to describe the locking process.
but, like i said, it's just my opinion. i just think it's fun to add to a discussion when people are arguing about whether they have "dreads" or not.

 

lol seriously this was funny define dreadlocks for me vigilante

 

I am not trying to argue with you or anything but yes please explain to me what it is dreads means to you? I am just confused with your idea of what dreads or locks are?

 

lol...I want to know if I have dreads yet...the wait is killing me.

 

like i wrote earlier. it's about the person that wears the locks, in regards to whether they're "dreadlocks" or not. interpret that however you want.