Glad I joined

[alaskandave]

Hey,
     I have been on here for a week now,and I can't believe all the information I have received. I wish I would have found this a long time ago. When I first decided to shave it off. The first time you shave your head at least for me you feel kinda alone. Then after time goes on you get that confidence that everyone talks about. Anyway's, I wanted to tell a little something about myself. I grew up in Valdez,Alaska. I started to lose my hair at 14. I moved to Marinette, WI my Junior year of High school. That was a very hard thing. A new school and your losing your hair. It's hard to make friends when you don't have confidence. I did a good job to hide it until my senior year. I went to get my hair cut before my senior pictures and she butchered it. I couldn't hide it anymore. My confidence was at an all time low. I started to hang around the wrong group of people. I started to experiment with drugs. I soon became a drug addict. When I was twenty-two I decided to shave it all off. Soon after that I decided to turn my life around. I went and got help for my problem. I'm now drug free for 4 years and happy I made the decision to go sly. I'm so happy to have found you guys,and thank you.

[kalbo]

Thanks for sharing your story Dave. Glad you turned your life around and made it better.

[Frontier Guy]

That's great Dave. You've got a great future to look forward to with a solid foundation based on the lessons learned in the past.

Maintaining the Sly look will be a continuing reinforcement of how YOU can control your life and destiny.

Continued success to you!

[Sir Harry]

Welcome, Dave, glad to have you on board. Thank you for sharing your story and showing us that in life, while there are no do-overs, there are plenty chances to have a new beginning. More power to you, man!

[Slynito]

Welcome Dave. It is good to hear the story of your journey and how you got back on track. And you're so right that there is a wealth of knowledge shared on this forum. Good luck and all the best for your future.

[mrzed]

Hey, Dave. Alaska is a beautiful place. I lived at Glennallen from 1980 - 1989. Been to Valdez many times. Love Thompson pass area.

Good work on turning your life around. You look well sly.

Where do you live now?

[tomgallagher]

Welcome to the group Dave.

[Bald Kahuna]

Hello Dave,

Yes I agree, as so many said, a truly inspirational story. Congrats on your four years of being drug-free. You have discovered the greatest forum of it's kind online...you are lookin good like a SLY GUY should!

[Paul the Headblader]

hi and welcome

[baldjoeg]

Congradulations on turning your life around. Best wishes and good luck to you in the future.

You look great sly.

Welcome.

[justtom]

Welcome to a great place.And a big High Five to your four years of keeping it clean my man.I am coming up on my second year of sobriety next month myself, and man life is Great but its even better sly.Even though I'm Sly by choice lts now my look.Again welcome.

[Natedawg]

Thanks for sharing your story with us, Dave. Glad you are doing so well these days. Keep up the great work! 

[stasiu]

Dave: Glad you joined too !  Premature baldness in late teens-early twenties is not easy but so many of us survived and built our confidence minus hair !   Keep posting and encouraging others !

[alaskandave]

Thanks for all the support guys. Glad I joined.

[Beardman]

Thanks for sharing your tale Dave and congrats on 4 years of being clean, may there be many more! You certainly don't have to be alone any more, we are all hear to help if ever you need it, not just on matters of slyness