What made you go bald?

[herronm]

I don't know what made me go bald, but I know what made me go blind 

[Nixx]

I have been shaving my dome for about two years now.  I've always had tons of hair, but once I hit 22 or so I could notice it thinning a bit on top.  It took me a couple years to think about shaving- not because of the look, but it just really didn't hit me as a viable option.  I was too consumed with the special shampoo / hair transplant ideas. 

One day I just said "screw this," and proceeded to buzz and razor my head.  My brother came home and he was like "You...you bic'd it!!"  Everyone was pretty shocked at first.  I got the usual comments, ya know.  Now everyone is used to it.  My mom still gives me the "Nick, your hair wasn't that bad... Nobody even noticed the thinning spot" speech.  When I get that comment from someone, I just respond with "I'm an extremest; I either want all of it or none of it."  That usually ends it.   

On the flip side, I get tons of compliments from those who love it- mostly strangers.  I get the undercover looks from the guys in the gym that are balding pretty badly.  I can tell that they're imagining themselves doing it, and for this I'm glad.  If I can just get a couple people to shave their heads and rid themselves of the embarrassment caused by thinning hair, then it's worth it. 

[dieseldan04]

Thinking back on it, I kind of re-invented myself when I changed careers.  I left corrections after 15 years and went into the sales field.  Being able to express my individuality a little more and leaving the uniformed world behind, I changed everything.  I immediately grew a goatee because I finally could, bought a new wardrobe and shaved the dome.  Our department frowned on officers being sly because it might intimidate the inmates!

[nomad]

Our department frowned on officers being sly because it might intimidate the inmates!

isn't that kinda the point???

[marty22]

I've told everyone about reversing my hair transplants, which left me with little hair. Regarding going totally bald: always wanted to since I was around 16 or so and it's better late than never. I did it at 50.

[Paul56]

The prospect of going bald was never a big deal. All of the men that I loved & admired as a kid (my dad, my uncles, my grandfather) were either slick bald or sported some pretty narrow bald fringes. They all used to laugh at the idea of "rugs n plugs".

My grandfather always shaved his head, so I guess that I was primed to be a cueball from birth.

[Paul]

Initially shaved off a full head of hair for a charitable cause, found this site and asked if it was worth it to stay slick and smooth.  Now I am part of this cult called "Sly Bald Guys" and they won't let me grow my hair BACK 

[Jer]

I, like Paul, had shaved my head for charity.  The first time was the '05 COPS for Cancer, which didn't last any longer than the initial shave before I let it grow back.  The 2nd time was last summer, when I organized the COPS for Cancer between all law enforcement in my area, and I ended up keeping it for a few weeks, but I went to a family reunion and caved to everyone saying I looked better with hair.

So back it came, but this time, I noticed it was really starting to thin.  Then came a rather traumatizing incident while on duty, and the stress caused it to thin that much faster.  So, at the end of January I decided to hell with it, chop it all off and to hell with what my family and everyone else thinks!

Since then I've had constant compliments from co-workers, friends and all kinds of random people while out and about.  I love it, and wouldn't even consider going back.

[BALDANDRE]

Since then I've had constant compliments from co-workers, friends and all kinds of random people while out and about.  I love it, and wouldn't even consider going back.

Awesome...keep it shaved brutha...really what's the point to hair anyways...

just a lot of messy worry!

[bludger44]

Thinning hair/receding hairline, along with the constant hat hair and worring about how my hair looks.

[Mr.Gleam]

Thinning at 43. Took me 3 years to do it.

[marshd1000]

I'm surprised that I had not posted on this topic before!  In my late 20's I started to lose hair in the front of my head.  Eventually my stepmother said that if I lost more hair, I ought to get a transplant or a toupee.  Both grandfathers were quite bald and my dad's hair was quite thin.  So I was prepared for some sort of hairloss.  But a transplant or toupee was not my idea of a solution.  So eventually when head shaving became popular, I decided to give a go of it at a Seattle Mariners special event called, "Jay Buhner Buzz Cut Night".  So I got into a ballgame for free for having my head shaved.  I decided that I liked it.  But one time I grew my hair back and a co-worker noticed that I was really starting to thin in the back.  In fact, that kind of reminded me of that Seinfeld episode where Elaine was dating a guy who shaved his head only to discover that when he grew it back that it was thinning.  But in that case, the guy got paranoid.  For me, it solidified my decision to shave my head again, as I had also seen video and photos confirming the loss of more hair in the back and on top.  Slydom looks so much better!

[ShavedDave]

Just don't give a %^&^%#$^%&% anymore

[Nick912]

I had a large receding hairline. I kept short hair anyway because of my job. I just did it. Now I have already recruited one of my buds. Whos next? 

[baldntat05]

I shaved off a full head of hair because I wanted to bald and that is why 11 years later I am still shaving it off.  (I did have a slight relapse when I great flat for a few years, but then I saw the error of my ways and shaved it off.)