Today is the day...

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Thanks. I like the feeling of the smooth head and the stubble doesnt feel as good. I went to the store and my first instinct was to grab a hat. When I put on a baseball cap it didnt look quite right. My cowboy hat fits better though so now I wont have to buy a new one  

 So far I havent told my mother about it yet, I am nervous about what she is going to say but I will just tell her that its my head and everyone else likes it so she should get used to it.

Just remember you are and will remain her little boy, and she still remembers the details of your first haircut and how she combed your hair to go places.  It could go either way, but you're dealing with a potentially complex emotional response.  You can handle it, of course, because you are Sly and belong Sly.

[Mike]

I never thought of it that way. I am hoping she will like it but you never know. I told my dad about it and his response was something along the lines of "people with shaved heads are normally bad people" or something like that. Then I told him that there are more bad people with hair than there are bad people that are bald. Then he made the Nazi comment and I made refference to the topic about it here, after that he changes the subject.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

I guess father's have that in them too.  Mine had thinning hair and the last time I was with him he had tightly buzzed hair and I had a #3.  For that reason he didn't really react to the change from combover to buzz.  He died before I went to the full monty. 

I don't know if your father has balding issues or how he's handled them.  But, speaking from a father of girls, I think it's probably the same as with mother's.  Our children are not only an extension of ourselves but also in a weird sense a reminder of how age is changing us.  We're not the center of their universe anymore, nor are we the final judge and arbiter of their lives and taste.  It's not an easy pill to swallow, but as long as you treat the matter as one under your control as an adult and not as a threat to our "authority memories" we live with it.  And after one or two run in's with the newly assertive child, now adult, we accept it.  But that doesn't mean we don't have a twinge of regret about how fast the years have gone by, how our child doesn't need to grab our hand to feel safe, etc.  If your dad is going or is bald, your choice to join the Bald Nation could be a good example--and in that happy event a great source of shaving supplies when the $$$ get short as you start out in college or whatever.

[PigPen]

Looking good! You rock the SLY well brotha

[Mike]

Thanks. It is pretty awesome, I have an amazing shine to my head. I was sitting on the couch and went to turn on the laptop and saw the shine on my head, I took a couple pics but the camera wont capture it right. My bro said he can actually see his reflection in my dome. When I went to the little store down the road the guy that works there is always nice and when he saw my shaved head he said it looked cool. So far my father is the only one that has said anything negative about it. And he has almost no hair on the top of his head, just a hairy toiet seat style of hair that is probably 3-4" long. I am hoping that when my oldest brother shaves (plans on doing it soon) that he will finally give in and atleast buzz it down. It would be amazing if he would go Sly.

[tow]

IN THE END WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE ...THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS TO LIKE YOU BEING SLY IS YOU.SURE WHAT YOUR LOVED ONES SAY IS IMPORTANT BUT IS NOT THE FINAL WORD.I SEE MY DAD ONCE A YEAR AT THE HOLIDAYS. I HAD BEEN SLY 6 MONTHS BEFORE HE SAW ME.I HAD FORGOT ABOUT MY "NEW" LOOK.HE LOOK AT MY DOME AND PAUSED AND SAID NOT BAD . NOW HE'S HINTING AROUND ABOUT THE SLY LOOK WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE AFTER 40 YEARS OF THE COMBOVER HE'S THINKING IT MIGHT BE TIME FOR A CHANGE LOL

[OzPete]

Congrats! Looks great!

[Stu]

Glad you're enjoying the new you.  It was a long time before I stopped staring at my head.  I would check myself out in any number of reflective surfaces -- store windows, any mirrors in clothing stores, etc.  Make sure you use sunscreen if you're out for any period of time -- the last thing you want to do is burn the head.  Then you'll have to wait to shave, and it looks too good to have that happen.

[Paul]

Looking great bro.  That head was MEANT to be sly.

[Papa Don]

Lo--you DO have the look

[Mike]

I find myself checking out my reflection in any and all reflective surfaces like windows, spoons, mirrors, computer screens, everything. I am loving everything about it, the feel of the cool air after a shave, the good comments I get from people, not having to spend a long time washing my hair, shaving is nice.

[Rob]

You definitely have the look, bro, and you should keep it.  You look really bad-ass as they say, and it suits you   welcome to the SLY world!

[DCdome]

I find myself checking out my reflection in any and all reflective surfaces like windows, spoons, mirrors, computer screens, everything. I am loving everything about it, the feel of the cool air after a shave, the good comments I get from people, not having to spend a long time washing my hair, shaving is nice.

Just remember that cool dude in the mirrors and that guy garnering all the compliments is you, buddy.   

Enjoy growing into the look.

[Razor X]

I find myself checking out my reflection in any and all reflective surfaces like windows, spoons, mirrors, computer screens, everything.

I still do that.   

[Mike]

I find myself checking out my reflection in any and all reflective surfaces like windows, spoons, mirrors, computer screens, everything.

I still do that.   

 I think it comes with Slydom, I never really looked in mirrors or anything when I had hair but I do it all the time now. I used to make fun of a friend because he was always looking at himself in everything and his hair had to be just right, he had gel in his car just incase his hair got messed up. Now I feel like him always looking at myself to make sure my dome is still nice looking making sure there isnt a fuzz ball on top or a string from a shirt and I have a bottle of headslick and a razor in the truck just in case I need a quick touch up before a dinner or a meeting.