Comments on: One Year Dreadiversary

By: Jacquelynn Sliker

Jacquelynn Sliker — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:58:27 +0000

Lots of Good information in your posting, I bookmarked your blog so I can visit again in the near future, Cheers

By: Ditching the Comb « The Crunchy Baby

Ditching the Comb « The Crunchy Baby — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:49:44 +0000

[...] being relaxed and I think dreads are a really great compliment to that. Sara writes about “letting her freak flag fly” and I’m close. I think about how many “alternative” choices our family has [...]

By: Caitlin

Caitlin — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 21:27:28 +0000

Okay, time for the two-year anniversary update!

By: imran

imran — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:35:30 +0000

woww great lil article,into my second year of dreads, has been a wonderful experience, it really becomes part of you and your personality…..although ive recently got chronic fatigue syndrome and im not sure if my dreads are too heavy for my head and are causing the tiredness? ive got an under cut though, and they are about shoulder length, can anyone help me??

By: Dakota

Dakota — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:19:03 +0000

Your journey is truly inspiring and it is wonderful to see your transformation as you travel along your path. May we all be as happy and at peace as you. It really comes through in your photos.

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 17 May 2008 15:15:33 +0000

ChelB: Thanks for writing! You can read more about why I dreaded my hair here: http://walkslowlylivewildly.com/2007/01/21/the-journey/

That post also discusses something else you brought up…and that is that dreadlocks are a heritage/birthright. Dreadlocks actually originated in ancient Egypt…and people of all nationalities have worn dreadlocks for ages. Anyone, of any ethnicity, can have dreadlocks simply by letting it “do it’s thing”. All hair will dread without combing it.

Personally, my dreadlock journey has been very much a spiritual one…not one where I am trying to emulate another culture. Thanks for your thoughts.

By: ChelB

ChelB — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:21:44 +0000

I’m not sure why you decided to dread your hair, but I’m African-American and do honestly feel they look and ARE best when worn by people of African descent. I’m not trying to be unkind, but just honest. Dreadlocks are much MORE than a hairstyle for the people of color that wear them. I see nothing wrong with a person who is white KEEPING their own hair texture (straight) vs. trying to alter it. My hair is NATURALLY kinky so it dreads all by itself. This is our heritage and birthright…not a fashion trend/statement. FYI, my husband is Southeast Asian/Russian so I’m not a hateful person at all just wondering why someone such as yourself has decided to emulate the culture/heritage of indigenous people…that’s all?

By: Krystiana

Krystiana — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:58:10 +0000

Hello! I stumbled upon your post. The term I googled when I stumbled upon your entry is “cute things to do with dreadlocks” — haha. I’ve had dreads since the beginning of september last year, and I love them most of the time! I just wanted to comment and commend you for your great post. I have posted about my dreadlocks on the “blog” on the oh-so-coveted space [which i have posted], and people just think i’m lame… but it’s such a huge transition!

My hair was down to the middle of my back and all of my dreads are now shoulder length, which surprised me… every time I try to fix them they get shorter, but ah wells. I can’t wait for mine to be long either… your hair looks GREAT, girl!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:23:41 +0000

Wow, thank you SO much for writing this! I was debating over whether to dread or not to dread when I came across your story. It reminded me of exactly what it means to commit to dreads and I had the same experience as Sarah B. being a straight girl and deciding to shave my head. I now have such “normal” hair and I miss that feeling of being as unique on the outside as I am on the inside. You really reaffirmed the pros of having dreads and I am getting them as a graduation present to myself. I just wrote my psychiatric nursing exam today! I am going to enter this career being totally true to myself and I won’t allow myself to conform to someone else’s idea of professional appearance. Thanks so much for this! You really helped me get back to what I’m really all about

By: Tara W.

Tara W. — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:37:56 +0000

Your locks are beautiful! I’ve recently decided to lock my hair but I think I’m going to wait until my bangs are a bit longer – probably 6 months or so.

I read in your other post about your spiritual aspect to locking your hair. It’s nice to see another non-Rastafarian person refer to the spiritual aspects of dreadlocks. I haven’t quite figured out why I feel so strongly drawn to locks but I’m sure that means G-d has something to do with it. I know it will be an interesting journey once I embark!

Thank you for posting this inspiration!