My mom HATES my dreadlocks.

She's been really irritable lately about everything, well she normally always is. But more so then usual. Anyways today I showed her my new canvas bag, all the badass pockets and stuff. And I said I did something new to my hair (figuring she would find out eventually better be honest right, maybe she'd cut me some slack) she saidshe noticed that it looked like itwas unbrushed and like a rats nest (because it was up in a pony tail, you know how it is in the very beginning) she said omg dont even talk to me thats disgusting it looks like shit. she said your going to ruin your hair, dont ask me for a dime to fix it when you screw it up... blah blah. and she said dont have dreadlocks.

and I said no, I like them im having them, what do you want me to cut my hair like yours, we'll have a fucking tea party?

geez let me do as I please.


lol life at the osbournes house I tell ya!

 

Osbournes kids come across as annoyingly spoiled.

 

LMAO :smilielol5::smilielol5::smilielol5:

 

my mom also hates my locks, and ive had 'em 13 months ^-^ stick it out! i just try not to shove mine in her face

 

she'll get over it. stop worrying about what she thinks. you're a grown ass man, and if she has a problem with it, she needs to check her control issues. my parents didn't like my hair b/c they didn't understand it. give her some time, she may get it eventually.

 

Ah but your an adult, fair enough for respecting her rules but anything regarding your own personal decisions is nothing to do with your parents anymore.

 

^ as long as you do'nt live at home. =)

 

Thats what I meant by "respecting her rules". Of course theres going to be house rules but as far as education and physical appearance goes, ones you turn 18 they should have no say in the matter. I never really had any rules though

 

:iagree:, but...

There's also the issue of financial support, or just life support in general. Some parent's can be right arseholes about this stuff. Sometimes it's a call you have to make as someone's child, if you are willing to sacrifice some of these things for something that you believe in (not speaking about dreads here specifically, but about personal freedom and whatnot). Not everyone is strong enough...

 

my mom hated them at first and was actually afraid for my safety because she thought the Montana rednecks would try and beat me up because of my hair, but now she thinks they look good when tied back

 

cool true say, but I have a vagina.

 

yeah my mom hated the idea of them at first, but I did it anyways and now she LOVES them. she, like many others, thought dreadlocks were "dirty" among many other things. My advice is to teach her about them, and let her know that you dont HAVE to shave your head to get rid of them, and that you can always hide them with a hat if needed.

 

change is a disturbing thing for some... give her time to come around. she will respect you for sticking with your decision and following through with your goals.

 

You make it sound like you're 11 and desperatley trying for your mothers approval lol... You're of the age where you're your own person, make your own decisions.

 

Get out as soon as you can.

 

Well obviously by dreading my hair knowing well before hand that she wouldn't like it is making my own decision.

 

Just Walk Around The House 24/7 With Your Hood Up, And A Sultry

Brooding Expression On Your Face, Methinks After A Couple Of Weeks Of

That She'll Come Around....

Either That Or Write You Out Of Her Will....



Cheers Glen.

 

i never had this problem because my mum loved my dreads, she had a pic of them as the background as her phone hahaa
and my dad's black so obviously he didnt mind.......
that was a joke but he really didn't care.

it was only my friends i had an issue with, i can't tell if thats better or worse? cos you don't have to live with them and deal with them alll the time in that respect but... they have no "obligation" to accept you eventually, they can just fuck off and find new friends...

which brings me to my last point

ultimately, she's your mother, she prrrrobably wont let something as trivial as a hairstyle get in the way of your mother-daughter relationship for to long... she'll get over it and accept that it's just the way you are.

 

My mum never liked the idea, just thinks they look dirty and shouldn't be for white people

She was pretty happy when I cut them off, so now I annoyed her with the colour of my hair instead

You just have to do what you want, otherwise you end up at 60 and have so many things you wish you would have done.

 

my dad once said he can imagine me as a 50 year old cat lady with purple dreads.