Wow. Negative experiences and stories like these will always far outweigh any “good” they may think they are spreading. Regardless of the sense of community it can create for some like the author, it makes me wonder how stories of “well, church makes me happy” can at all compare and even be spoken in the same…

Right?! Just replied to someone that the only right braid is a tight braid. And the more I look at those pics, the more solid that seems to be.

I may in the minority here, but in my opinion they do look like a mess. Always. Then again, I’m Hispanic so the only "right" braid is a "tight" braid :P

AHAHAHAHAHHAAaaaaaaa!!!! What a perfect description! I seriously saw the lede image and only came here to read the comments about those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad loose braids. I lived in AZ for a while and I don't mean to dismiss the seriousness of the issues. But damn. I can't stop looking at them, and…

Exactly. And thanks for the reply! Your comment was so spot on, it made me move from comment lurker to comment-commenter :)

“Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.”