I'm fortunate enough to have some awesome friends who helped dread up my hair. It was quite an experience and I'm very happy with the results but here's a few things I learned about getting dreads.
- It really hurts: Your friends gotta yank away at your hair to get those dreads in. As time goes on they get tired and more careless about the inflicted pain. It reached a point where I needed a break from the tugging.
- The first night of sleep is rough: The dreads stick straight out your head at first and you just had them yanked in. Between the soar scalp and the awkwardly protruding hair, sleep is difficult. I kept dreaming I was having more dreads yanked in all night too!
- They actually look like dreads: It takes months for dreads to truly form. But they look pretty legit right after they are pulled in.
- It takes a lot of time: I had four friends backcombing for at least 3 hours. That's 12 people hours worth of time. Thank you guys!
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