"I won't look good with a shaved head." - for the guys on the fence!

[Chromeo]

What a great post!  Like others have said, couldn't have said it better myself.......... 

[Thebaldnation]

Hey brother love your post, remember being bald is always a step above perfect here at the bald nations best

[baldjoeg]

Socctty,

What an awesome post!  Going sly myself sure has helped my self confidence alot
Thanks for sharing this.

 

[baldjoeg]

Ekekekek,

Congrations on going sly! I am looking forward to seeing a picture.

 

[LAGLE]

I just keep digging up old posts, you guys are going to kill me, but this is very well said, confidence is key!

[mrzed]

Nice to see a new guy on the 'block' dig through the discussion board and pick out the good stuff.

[LAGLE]

Nice to see a new guy on the 'block' dig through the discussion board and pick out the good stuff.

I try my best haha! when can we expect a noggin picture saturday?

[baldjoeg]

Well said socotty! THanks for your post.

[baldjoeg]

Very well said Soccty.

 

[waine]

I enjoyed this thread.  As a newbie to this site, I am obviously rummaging through many of the old and new posts.  A super post @Soccty.

Nobody really likes a fence sitter in any walk of life.  If you are in two minds about going sly (love that expression, I don’t know why) then there is only one thing to do, be a man, make a decision.  Either you decide to do it or you don’t.  You will notice Dave’s indecision did not wash well with most folks on this thread.   What is the worst thing that can happen?  You can get mocked, that’s it.  I don’t mind being mocked about a personal decision I have made.  It’s all part of the pain of life and decision making.  Being mocked about bodily features gives me an opportunity to mock back, I kind of get a kick out of it.  If I NEVER asked a person for an opinion about my bodily features and someone makes a negative remark, I quickly find a feature of theirs to retaliate.  Usually a remark about their fat arse does the trick very effectively and shuts them up on the spot, no matter who they are!  If they are thin, there are many features to criticise as no one is perfect.

My point: don’t be a fence sitter, make a decision and stick with it.  Going sly does not have to be a life changing decision, it is only temporary, if you want to go back.

What happened to Dave?  I wonder if he had the balls to eventually put the blade to his thinning hair.  I hope so!

[Mr Jules]

Well said, Waine.

People judge you by what you do, not what you say.

[Andrei]

I remember the days when i used to go to the barber for a haircut.
Nobody could guaranty that my haircut will look good (not even the tip): perhaps the barber has a bad day or I cannot explain him good enough what I want or simply the haircut I want is not for me, but until I do the deed, I could not tell for sure if it suits me or not.
Same goes with a shaved head, once cannot know if it suits him/her.

And if it comes down to take a decision, wouldn't you prefer to be your decision instead of your friends/co-workers/... You will be living with it.
Plus, hair grows back.

[waine]

I remember the days when i used to go to the barber for a haircut.
Nobody could guaranty that my haircut will look good (not even the tip): perhaps the barber has a bad day or I cannot explain him good enough what I want or simply the haircut I want is not for me, but until I do the deed, I could not tell for sure if it suits me or not.
Same goes with a shaved head, once cannot know if it suits him/her.

And if it comes down to take a decision, wouldn't you prefer to be your decision instead of your friends/co-workers/... You will be living with it.
Plus, hair grows back.

You are hitting the nail on the head...

[palmerproject]

I remember the days when i used to go to the barber for a haircut.
Nobody could guaranty that my haircut will look good (not even the tip): perhaps the barber has a bad day or I cannot explain him good enough what I want or simply the haircut I want is not for me, but until I do the deed, I could not tell for sure if it suits me or not.

i bet alot of people are surpirsed by how well the look fits them. i know i definantly never exspected i would like enough to decide to keep it.

[waine]

This may sound a little crazy, but one of the attractions to sly (there are many) for me was the "being different" -- “being daring” aspect.  Life can get so monotonous sometimes and changes can be extremely gratifying.  Besides going through the hair loss and thinning hair phase, I was so bored with my hairstyle.  I was toying with the idea of going bald also as an expression of being different.  Often we say, "Ah, I don’t care what people think of me", whereas we do deep down inside.  Going sly taught me to literally practice that adage.  Now I can truly say, “I do not care what people think of my dome!”

(I have said this before) Having said that, I may have been a little more self conscience in my young 20"s, -- you know? Those courting days.  I mean perhaps now, due to my age and the fact that I am happily settled, it is much easier to "Not care what people think."