Author Topic: What is too young?  (Read 1768 times)

Offline mark_18

  • Learning the way of Sly
  • *
  • Posts: 2
What is too young?
« on: January 09, 2010, 06:59:34 AM »
Hi guys,  I just passed my three month sly date and still love it.  My kid brother,  Who is 16,  And said I was crazy when I took my hair off and laughed at me now want his head shaved also.  There is no rule against it at his school and I will gladly help him do it.  The problem is our parents,  They say he is too young to shave his head.  They also said I was too young at 18 but they are ok with it now-kinda.  Any opinions on what is too young to go sly?



Offline buddha

  • Sly Bureau
  • *****
  • Posts: 1734
  • Country: 00
  • Cut myself shaving!
Re: What is too young?
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2010, 08:31:25 AM »
I have a 6 year old grandson who I keep bugging to let me shave his head. He doesn't seem interested currently but, if I'm diligent, maybe when he's 7. >:D
"Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it never really care for anything else thereafter."
Ernest Hemingway, On The Blue Water.

Offline TheSlyBear

  • Opinionated Walrus
  • Team Sly
  • Sly Bureau
  • ******
  • Posts: 2961
  • Country: us
  • 忍者クマ
Re: What is too young?
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2010, 10:42:26 AM »
Standard rule: minors living at home with Mom and Dad follow Mom and Dad's rules. When he turns 18 or moves out, he gets to make his own decisions.

Offline cvasara

  • Super Sly
  • ****
  • Posts: 261
Re: What is too young?
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2010, 11:15:30 AM »
If a bald head is all the parents have to complain about with this kid, I'd count them as mighty darn lucky.
 Let him go for it,  the others kids at school will let him know if it was the right thing to do.
Having children is like being grounded for 22 years. 


Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
Ronald Reagan--40th President

Offline Sgt. Pate

  • Sly Bureau
  • *****
  • Posts: 2043
  • Country: us
  • ~ Semper Fi ~ Sly Till I Die! ~
Re: What is too young?
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2010, 03:46:15 PM »
Welcome aboard Mark...

Yeah... as hard as it is for him, I think he needs to respect mom and dad's wishes.  O0



"Never pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." - Clint Smith

Offline Tyler

  • The Count of Sly
  • Administrator
  • Sly Nobility
  • *****
  • Posts: 13409
  • Country: us
    • SILIST - Smitty's Information List
Re: What is too young?
« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2010, 02:16:29 PM »
Like the others have said, he should respect your parents.  Though, you could always have a private word with your parents to help his case.
People are not limited by the circumstance that they are born in. They are limited by the size of their dreams. Show them that their dreams can have no limits and in turn their accomplishments can be limitless.

Offline Razor X

  • Sly Moderator
  • Sly Nobility
  • *****
  • Posts: 8701
  • Country: us
Re: What is too young?
« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2010, 07:05:01 PM »
Like the others have said, he should respect your parents.  Though, you could always have a private word with your parents to help his case.


I agree; he needs to obey your parents, but perhaps you could have a word with them on his behalf.  It's only a haircut and it's fully reversible; it isn't something he'll be forced to live with for the rest of his life.  Personally, I think a 16-year-old is old enough to make a decision like this.  If he's got the guts to show up at school with a bald head and take whatever ribbing that comes his way, I'd let him do it.