15 Things You Should Know About Getting Dreadlocks - Page 12

The day in the life of a “dread” can be interesting to say the least. I should know.

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People Are Going to Touch Your Hair

For some reason when you grow dreads, people think you no longer need your personal space. Be prepared to feel a tug or two when you’re in line at the grocery store or sitting on the bus. Yes, I can feel that. My hair is attached to my head.

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You’ll Have A Lot of Extra Money

You don’t appreciate how much you spend at the beauty shop until you have a ton of extra money. You can put it in a vacation savings account and let your dreads treat you to a tropical getaway.

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Dreads Take Forever to Start

You don’t go from hair to dreads overnight. Be prepared for a lot of re-twisting and trips to the loctician’s for the better part of a year.

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People Will Assume You’re West Indian

And sometimes they’ll give you the side eye when you speak without an accent.

It’s Shady Out There Sometimes

It’s 2013, but dreads still get shade. Remember little 7-year-old Tiana Parker? She had to change schools when administrators said dreadlocks were “unacceptable.” Some employers share that view too.

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Sometimes They’re More Than a Hairstyle

There’s something satisfying about rocking a hairstyle that feels like it was meant for your hair.

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You’ll Feel A Little Superior

If only when it’s time to get ready to go out. When your homegirls are sweating in the bathroom, trying not to get burned by the flat iron, you’ll be chilling with a magazine like “I’m loving all of this free time.” You can also add an extra hour of sleep to your mornings.

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People Will Secretly Think They’re Nasty

I don’t know who started the rumor that people never wash dreads. We wash them all the time. No that is not an invitation to come up and take a sniff.

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People Tell You Weird Stuff About Their Dreads

Locking straight hair is a whole other story. Non-minorities put all sorts of weird stuff in their hair like sweater lint, egg whites, honey…it’s enough to put you off your lunch.

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You’ll Hear a Few New Pick Up Lines

Lock your hair and you better be prepared to hear a lot of “hey dreadlock!” or “sistren”. It’s a little better than “hey girl with the big booty!” but not by much.

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You May Have to Fall Out of Love With Hats

I used to have a hat collection. Now it’s just beanies for me. Anything else is a little too snug and fitteds aren’t for me.

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Sometimes They Change Your Diet

When you start thinking about going natural with your hair, sometimes you think about going natural with your diet.

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You’re Part of the Natural Club

See another natural, nod and say “nice hair,” then take their locticians card.

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You’ll Get Dread Envy

Every time you see someone with longer, nicer dreads than yours. Just be patient, you’ll get there.