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mdave87

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« on: December 07, 2009, 05:40:42 PM »
Hey everyone, just stumbled on the site yesterday and I'm glad I did. I've been going bald since I was about 18 or 19, and I gotta say it's been a struggle, I think especially because of my age. I know it sounds vain but when it started to go my confidence was shot.  For the past few years, I wore a hat on my head almost every time I left the house, sometimes even leaving it on when I went to bed if I was with somebody. I pretty much thought my best looking days where behind me and at 22 I started reminding myself of an old man thinking about the good old days when I had a full head of hair. Pathetic right? Then I started buzzing it-first with a 2 guard, then a 1, then no-guarding, and finally as of last week I'm glad to say I went completely sly. At first it was a shock but it was also a very liberating experience. Since then I've been forcing myself to leave the hat at home and just embrace what I have and I'm loving it.Its good to just be bald instead of to be going bald. Too many things to be thankful for to worry about your hair all the time- I'm an English major so I'll end this with a little Faulkner, "He must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever." Forget going bald and embrace the sly haha. I know I got a long way to go to being fully comfortable with it but I think this site is a step in the right direction. Glad to be here and cheers to all my brothers in slyness.
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2009, 05:56:30 PM »
Welcome to Sly Bald Guys, Mdave . . . you're a natural for the Sly look  O0

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Offline hammerdrill376

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Re: New to the site
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2009, 05:59:49 PM »
Hey Mdave...take your shoes off and stay a while O0
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2009, 06:40:33 PM »
Hey Mdave, glad you found us.  Welcome to the forum.  Your a natural, can't imagine you with hair.
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2009, 06:45:38 PM »
Welcome to the forum, mdave. You rock the sly look!  O0

Oh ... I loved the Faulkner quote. Very cool!


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Re: New to the site
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2009, 06:53:57 PM »
Welcome Mdave! Throw those hats away! That way the temptation to wear them goes away!!!

My Friend.... you are about to enter a whole new phase in your life....the Freedom phase.............
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2009, 07:02:38 PM »
Welcome!  Like Red said, you look like a natural!
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2009, 07:10:04 PM »
Welcome to SBG, bro O0
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2009, 07:15:29 PM »
Welcome MDave
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2009, 07:19:41 PM »
Well said.  Went through the same thing you did; it was rough.  Glad you found this site, I know I am.
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2009, 07:38:53 PM »
Welcome to SBG!
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2009, 06:15:05 AM »
Welcome, great history of you journey to sly--it's the natural way--no rugs, drugs or plugs.  Looks good, enjoy the freedom.
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2009, 10:22:54 AM »
Slyness suites you well as you do rock the look. A great group of people here so I would say stay awhile! Welcome aboard. 
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2009, 11:07:12 AM »
Welcome buddy. Great story I know many of us can associate with. Enjoy the site and stay a while. great group of guys.
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Re: New to the site
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2009, 11:27:50 AM »
Welcome to the group.
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