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• Hola. by Thingfish on 08 Oct, 2009 03:10
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   I've finally decided to register after a few months of perusing the forums and reading the stories of everyone here.  Now it's my turn to share my own.  It's very short, typical, and unremarkable so I'll spare you all the long agonizing details:  I started receding when I was 16 (I'm 20 now) and at the time I had very long hair and as the months went on I slowly came to the realization that the thinness I perceived in my crown area wasn't my imagination.  So you can imagine how emotionally traumatic it was for a 16 year old neophyte to come to grips with the knowledge that that hair wasn't gonna come back.
  
  So, I put it off for a few years and the recession kept getting worse and worse to the point where I couldn't comb my hair back without someone noticing the missing strands... and I had low self esteem, I thought I was ugly, worthless, and unattractive, I was depressed, self conscious, paranoid that everyone would discover my not so great little secret, and it was a miserable time.  Then out of curiosity I Googled "shaved heads" and stumbled across this site and began reading the forums and it convinced me to shave it off.  And with no hair came confidence and this weird feeling of being both bold and invincible.  And now I've joined.  So hello to you all.
• #1 by GASlick on 08 Oct, 2009 03:47
• Welcome to the gang!
• #2 by Sly Red on 08 Oct, 2009 03:49
• Welcome to Sly Bald Guys.  You've made a very important choice.  One that will most likely move your life forward in a positive way.
  
  Red
• #3 by PBurke on 08 Oct, 2009 04:50
• welcome to the family
• #4 by DaDi on 08 Oct, 2009 04:53
• Welcoooome!
• #5 by Mikekoz13 on 08 Oct, 2009 05:11
• Welcpome TF! Great intro....a lot can be learned from your experience.
• #6 by Papa Don on 08 Oct, 2009 06:18
• Welcome Thingfish.  With the nice look'n noggin, you should have captured your confidence.  Always remember, "It's what's on the inside that matters".
• #7 by tomgallagher on 08 Oct, 2009 09:02
• Welcome to the group.
• #8 by D.A.L.U.I. on 08 Oct, 2009 09:34
• Bienvenue, another guy from South Louisiana--Great.
• #9 by tomgallagher on 08 Oct, 2009 09:54
• "Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez"
• #10 by Arnie on 08 Oct, 2009 11:12
• Welcome to SBGs!
• #11 by OzPete on 08 Oct, 2009 21:13
• Welcome!
• #12 by Stu on 08 Oct, 2009 23:22
• You've made a great and wise choice, and at a young age.  Don't waste your 20's away worrying about losing your hair.  You've won that battle, now on to the next!
• #13 by warhawk on 09 Oct, 2009 12:33
• hey thingfish:  welcome 2 the sly fraternity.  glad that ya joined us.  we hope that U become an active member of the best forum on the internet.
  
  WARHAWK
• #14 by Tyler on 09 Oct, 2009 12:34
• Welcome aboard!  Thanks for becoming a member and sharing your story.