I am drunk and thinking of having dreadlocks again and I need people to talk me out of it before I go for it.
Ive had long hair for 8 or 9 years, mostly tied back because i hate hair in my face. When the wind blew it all over...just dont like having it down..So i decided to lock it up. My dreads are almost 3 months, i have 57 in total and they are all the thickness of a pinkie finger. I love it, i aint going back. You can drive down the road at high speeds and hair dont blow in my face....ive got lots of positive comments....i just wouldn't drink and then decided to lock your hair.... I lost a friend in september to lung cancer and the last time i saw him which was around august 24th, i had a realization....of just doing what you want and not give a fuck about others thoughts. You live once. So do it if you want. A big part of why i decided to lock my hair.. ..a positive movement to keep a healthy way in my life... I don't see myself going back...to none dreaded hair... I wouldn't make sudden changes without looking into them, as this will be something you must want. If your are high maintaince aboout your hair now, dreads could be evil...or a blessing, depends how you look at it.
I also save lots of money not buying any shampoo or conditioner as i wash them with baking soda in a giant bowl...and i have a 20 pound bag of it....cheap cheap stuff. I wouldn't wash my hair with anything else...shit even if i didnt have long haoir and or dreads.
Im glad i decided to lock up my hair while having the length to tie them back. Being able to tie them back depending on where you are is very nice. At work when i have them tied back i make sure that my neck is visible. Might take a little bit to figure out the best way to tie em, and the best hair ties needed to hold them. When they are tied back, yea you can tell they are in locks but you can make them look very clean, im sure you know you can 'hide' your hair depending on how you tie it. Cause i take the tie out, shake my head, and people are like then :rockon: followed by.. :love:
Do ittttt. I'm also almost 3 months in and I have 0 regret. 32 in total, different thickness and textures too, pretty cool.
I don't think dreadlocks look good on white people. On black people, yes. On white people they look cliche and tacky. Take a shower, you dirty hippy.
The urge crops up now and again regardless of whether I am sober or not. I think it is living where I do... I think everyone around me is sending some kind of thought waves constantly telling all those in the area to get dreads. I can usually fight off those thought waves, but the constant barrage of them sometimes wears me down and I start to give in.
