Discussions About Being Bald > Advantages and Disadvantages to being Bald
Psychology of Bald :)
Stevo:
I went to a reunion last year of my old High School basketball team (Bondurant-Farrar, 1997 State Champs), and it was kinda funny what I saw. Back when we were playing, 2/3 of the team shaved our heads for the State Tournament, as a show of team unity (a lot of the students did it too, and an assistant coach). 10 years later, about half of us are bald again, only now it's because we were all losing our hair and didn't want to dink around with any of the regimen of hair regrowth/replacement/etc. We probably would have been better off just staying bald back then, I know it would've saved me a bunch of money in hair care products.
Rob:
Every day where i live it seems I see more SLy guys coming out into the open. More and more men in the UK are ditching the combover and gettin' SLY, and that's great, I think.
Gone are the days (thank God) when men felt they had to cover up their baldness. I still know two guys who comb-over and they aint foolin no one, but they think they're foolin' everyone. The one guy thinks people will laugh at him if he shaves his head, and prefers to think he looks younger with a comb over!!! :*))
Being SLY sure brought out my confidence. It's the only way to go, and cheaper than hair implants and crap like that. And miles better than covering a bald patch with straggly pieces of hair that lift up all in one piece when the wind blows!
Bald domes shine out like a beacon of confidence 8)
Timmay:
If I think back on it some...I can remember a time where I sorta feared the going bald thing. I really didnt spend too much time worrying about it. It was like if it is going to happen it will happen..nothing I can do about it. I am just glad it is more widely accepted than before.
I was at my cousin wedding reception and I got many head rubs while I was there. One guy said my head was so shiney that it looked clean enough ot eat off of. Keep the food away from my head ok. But I ran into a former member of the high school basketball team. Joel McDonald..great kid, awesome ball player. He was the heartbreaker of all the girls. He being a cross of black and white had curly springy black hair. All the girls ooogled over him including my own daughters. Anyways..he was at the wedding and he had his head shaved..not to the skin but it was buzzed down quite a bit. No more springy curls. I walked up to him and said Hey what happened? He was like...im tryin to get your imagine and he rubbed my head. He said he did it because he wanted people to like him no matter what he looked like. He just felt like everyone thought he was cool because of his hair. I said no way Joel, you are a great person no matter what. Well he is now thinking about going all the way with it. So I really think people associate with how a guy is by what kind of hair he has on his head...but thats the opposite of what people think of women. With women...what is the first thing a guy ask or looks at about a woman? Weight.....with men...women ask is he old/ bald? There has to be a way to get past that though......its what is inside that shiney dome ..and whats inside the heart the matters. Call me sappy...or what ever...but its the truth. No matter how manly you are....deep down you think the same thing.
RustyRuss:
We're all different, thank God. Without variety life would be pretty dull. Different makeups in all categories are the essence of evolving. Basic thing is we have to agree to disagree, and appreciate the finer qualities each other has. We have to recognize that the majority of the people in this world compare themselves to others, as well as the reactions of others. Without trying to be down right insulting, it's ok if someone wants to dislike you, for whatever reason and, vice versa.
Don't know if its my age, failing miserably many times, or just a down right shiny bald/hard head but, I'm begining to enjoy life and just not worry about things I can't change. I prefer to look in the mirror every day and laugh at myself for the simple sake of "laughter makes the heart grow fonder" I guess.
I'm getting to read and promote a little book I wrote to kids from 2-10 yrs. at school book fairs, libraries, daycare centers, etc... I get to put on a show, cowboy up and get young hearted western while telling them about outdoor adventures. It's fun to watch their eyes light up and maybe develop a dream or desire to appreciate/enjoy nature. Some of them call me Bald Tex Man, which is fine by me, as I consider it endearing.
zzaapp:
It took me many years to embrace the Sly.
The "hair replacement" industry has done a great job of convincing a lot of people that they can't be confident, sexy or successful unless they have hair.
They say that actions speak louder than words, but their words have the power of the media behind them, and tend to reach a much larger audience than our actions. It's too bad we can't do more.
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