Dread appreciation thread

Mine have helped me through alot of bad times, and when I see or touch them they make me smile, knowing they are true to myself, and that they are allowing me to be myself.

Please post your appreciation to your dreads, how they are important to you, etc

[If you think this is a silly thread, don't post!]

 

Shouldn't you, instead of your hair,allow yourself to be yourself? Are dreads a spiritual or self-empowerment tool for you?

The brillo-like texture of mine makes me smile, tho.

 

I <3 my dreads

 

i like being able to do whate ever the fuck i want with out worrying about my hair getting messed up or curling

 

i like being able to hang and display nice things in my hair and it not be girly, instead its just decorating the dreads

 

I Like how my dreads get in the way while I'm eating!
And I always smile when one of them gets dipped in paint, and even more When It splatters against my painting.
I'm sure my doggy loves that her eyes get stabbed out when I bend down to pet her...
And man, what fun when they are wet and weight a ton on my neck!



Wait a minute...those are all crappy things my dreadlets have brought me!

Eh.

But seriously, two months in and I forget I even have the little bastards. I honestly thought that once I started my dreads, my life would be instantly cool and awesome. (Because it seems that once my brother got dreadlocks, his life turned super cool)....But as it turns out, hair is just hair.
And matted hair is still just hair. I am disappointed to say that I feel exactly the same underneath these hairz.

Maybe one day I will love them!

 

I like romping around in the rain when the other ladies are under umbrellas

and not having to do shit to my hair ever and wake just looking badass

and having every random person I cross glances with say "I really like your hair"

My property manager said yesterday "Your hair, it makes you glow. and it makes me smile"

/faggotry.

 

it keeps my head warm in the cold weather

 

lol i have also noticed the ffirst reason you gave and everyone with dreads does just wake up looking badass

 

They have helped me realise I can just me myself, it is hard to explain lol. Putting myself on the outside has helped me realise myself on the inside? If that makes sense? Self-empowerment is a good phrase

But yea, its like.. What Pmeister had in his sig ages ago, it went something like "I've always had dreads, its better now that they are on the outside"

I <3 the brillo pad texture xD

 

mine helped me get to school/work on time as I spend much less time taking a shower

 

Cool thanks for splainin

I like that my hair strikes up conversation with people who would probably never say a word to me otherwise. I like that it empowers other people in that sense.

 

I enjoy the pillow they make when pulled back

 

I love my dreads because they've kept me interested enough in them to keep from cutting/dying my hair excessively.

this is really the longest i've went without cutting my hair its quite nice when i think about it

plus it gives me something to mess with when i'm bored lol

 

oh oh oh i like that part too!!! it takes me like 10 mins to get ready now compared to 2 hours it used to take me

 

i am lost without my locks.

 

Snap

 

I enjoy not having to wake up and style my hair every morning like the other boys and girls do, every day

 

I thought it read 'smell' your hair every day,
and I was wondering what sorts of boys and girls you hung out with....

 

I appreciate the calmness that my locks have conveyed to me... it's like they just whisper in my ears... "just chill, keep doing your thang, you're not hurting anyone" and when they feel un-american; "I don't know what all the fuss is all aboot, it's just hair, eh!":cheers2: