46 Dreads
Yeah I counted them…what it’s cool.
They are so versatile, today I have them pulled back on the sides and with a headband and ponytail. Chris says it looks like business in the front and a party in the back! I love them! Okay that’s enough.
Continue Reading...Day 3 Dreads
I feel kind of funny that I haven’t washed my hair in a while and I am getting used to sleeping on what feels like large cotton balls. My hair looks like a real hot mess and I have started wearing them back in a ponytail with a headband. I had a chance encounter with William’s teacher and during our conversation I started to feel really self conscious about how I looked and started to wonder if she was judging my parenting style by my hair, silly I know.
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I don’t know why I did it, curiosity maybe, but I got them. Poopy turd looking clumps atop of my head! Dreads, dreadlocks, shitlocks whatever you want to call them, I got em! I have always toyed with the idea of having them especially after moving to Portland and last night I watched one of my friends get them and I decided, what the hell, I want them too. Maybe in some ways I am a copy cat, but in other ways I just don’t think I care enough about myself to really care what my hair looks like. Maybe I wanted the challenge? In some small way, I think, I am hoping to learn to love myself or discover a love for myself with the time and maintenance it takes to care for these bad boys. With dreads you kind of have to let go of a few things, especially your looks because dreads take about two years to look their best.
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