I wanted dreads for ages since i was like 10 (for a 16 year old cancer with no patience thats a LONG time)the problem is my mum doesnt want me too waste my beatiful long hair.my hair is down my back and for a black person thats like repunsel SERIOUSLY or however u spell her name. Anyways she doesnt mind them in general BUT just not on her own child she says she spend so much hard work making my hair long.I get compliments all the time about the legnth of my hair.My family is 99.999999% strict christian and they freaked out and attacked me like armageadon (bad s.p i no) when i got my nose pierced .6 years later they still laugh at me and say "i remember when you wanted dreads when you were younger ha haha " Long story short should i wait till im 18,i dont want to get dreads,change my mund,cut them off till im bold and spend the rest of my life mornin over what if i didnt get dreads in the first place(My race has hair that grows slower than a slow snail).Would it even suit me.How would you no if your ready to actually take the step to grow dreads. I like the messy look but i think it suits people with straight hair better p.s im so jealous of peoples dreads on this form (face plant in the screen and stare)
In my experience you can comb out dreadlocks if you're not happy with them. Especially in the early stages. I've seen videos of Caucasian girls combing mature dreads out, I assume it's a similar story for African (or similar) types of hair! Going on that, I don't see why not. Jim P.S. I don't think it's fair for your parents to dictate how your hair should look. But I guess that's the fundy-christian mindset.
I think you would look gorgeous with dreads my family is very judgemental and have given me crap over my dreadlocks (they even called me that I look like a drug addict and that I would never get a job, blah blah). My advice is to just do it, it's just hair and it won't change who YOU are (meaning values, believes, etc), if your family really knows you they will see that. And if you don't feel ready to do it yet you can always comb them out
You could point out that half the people in the old testament were rocking dreadlocks, just google it, there were loads of biblical dread references. Alternatively wait till yer 18
My mum was fine with me getting dreads but wouldn't let my sister get them cos my sister's white lmao... I didn't like get permission though, my first set I just backcombed and this set I just neglected from short hair. Just do it if you want to. Even if you change your mind, all you need to comb them out is a load of conitioner and patience lol don't think you should lose much length from that if any.
A say, be patient with your parents. if you do it now, it will just cause division in your relationship w/ them. Humor your mum, wait til your 18, then she can't have a say and you'll still have a 60yrs of life to grow wicked dreads. until then, drool away at the awesome dreads on the board. Dreads are a hair style of patience, let the next 2 yrs be your practice.
if your mom doesnt want you to get dreadlocks, then in two years, she is still not gonna want you to get dreadlocks, have you tried sitting her down and talking about why you want them, how their formed and also that its possible, just bloody painful, to take them out.
IN B4 NEGLECT. But really, go neglect. And if you don't like it, you can comb it out, or just go for a new look and shave it. However fast it grows, hair always grows, it's not like you'll never have long hair again if you shave your head in a night of frustraited passion.... As for christianity, pypes got it dead on. And I think you'd look good with locks, but I can't think of a single person who I don't think would be improved by locking, so take THAT part of my opinion with an even larger grain of salt than the rest....
