Sly Bald Guys Forum
Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Head Shaving => Topic started by: RayzorBlade on November 07, 2010, 08:25:26 AM
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I started thinning around 18. My father is bald and my mothers father had lots of hair. I teach High School Biology and my students are working on a family genetics project. I thought it would be interesting to do my own little genetic survey. So, are you bald by choice or does it run in the family? A geneticists will tell you that you get your hair genes from your mothers father. Obviously, this is not true in my case. So, am I the exception to this rule or there others like me?
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In the family, father & his father, mother's father also bald. But, my father's bother has very thin and balding hair but his two sons, my cousins, haven't got the slightest receding hairline at all. On the other hand his sister's oldest helped me to go sly and join him on the sly side, but her younger son has all of his. Fickle finger of fate, some of us luck out and wind up sly, the other's keep their bond with the apes. >:D
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I have m.o.l. my father's pattern; looking at a photo of my maternal grandfather (dead sixty years ago this past month), he has a high forehead, but I can't say it's my pattern, exactly. My brother's hair looks like he's the son/grandson of Bozo the Clown. So much for genetics.
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I've got a high forhead with some thinning at the crown. My father is completely bald on top. My grandfather on my mother's side also had the high forehead and some thinning but looked for the most part like he had a full head of hair. I shave it because of all the grey and because I just look and feel better bald than I do with hair.
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BBC! O0
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My father was totally bald on top by 21. My brother is 27 and still has a full head of hair. I started seeing mine go around 18, so I decided to start shaving it. My mother always told me if you shave anything it always comes back thicker. So, as a desperate 18 year old I shaved my dome in hopes it would come back thicker. Still have a little on top but I love the sly look and haven't stopped shaving for 12 years. I seem to have gotten a mix between my father and maternal grandfather or maybe my mother was right and I was able to save some of it. Thanks for your comments.
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receeding but not bald, so I'm bbc, but the receeding hairline came from my mother's mom's side rather than her dads. All my mom's uncles on her mother's side had similar hairlines, though they never went bald. 8)
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receeding but not bald, so I'm bbc, but the receeding hairline came from my mother's mom's side rather than her dads. All my mom's uncles on her mother's side had similar hairlines, though they never went bald. 8)
My mom's brothers have all thinned and receded but none of them went completely bald. None of my dad's brothers have even thinned or receded. My dad has -- he's at the point now where I was 7 or 8 years ago. How I got there ahead of him I'll never know.
I always thought I'd be like my uncles -- thin out and recede a good bit but never actually go completely bald. Things didn't work out that way, but I'm OK with that; I'm an all-or-nothing kind of guy. Having less to shave on top is fine with me. It does come as a bit of a surprise, though when you suddenly notice one day that you're almost completely bald. When your head is shaved, you don't notice the continuing hair loss and tend to forget about it -- until you skip shaving for a few days and realize that nothing's growing back on top. :o
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BBC, although I know that there's a genetic component in there somewhere. My dad started losing his hair in his 50s and had was nearly completely bald by the time he was 62, as did my oldest brother. My youngest brother started losing his hair at around 17 or 18, and still sports the "comb-over from Hell" at age 57ish.
Me, I have always had a bit of a high forehead, with a touch of "power-alleys" (somewhere between a Norwood 1 and 2). Who's to say whether over time those alleys would have become a cul-de-sac? But bald is better ;D
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Bald by Choice.
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everybody in my family went bald (MPB).... I go sly to keep the dreaded horseshoe at bay
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My paternal grandfather is near 90 and still has a full head of hair. My father has a full head of hair at 60. On my maternal side things are very different though. My maternal grandfather went bald very young. My mother, sister, and aunt all have very, very thin hair. My mother uses concealers in her hair its so bad. When I would complain to my sister about balding she would always say to me "You're a guy. At least you can just shave your head." That put things in perspective. My family fits the model.
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My late maternal uncle was completely bald by the time he passed in 1982 (He was 22). Unfortunately I don't rememebr him that well, but have lots of photographs. His son (my cousin) is also completely bald and from what I remember has been since he was in his mid 20's.
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First started to shave by choice,but as time progressed,the hair in front started to thin,so now I look pathetic when growing my hair,and my father has the same receding line,so now it's genetics.(his father has full hair,and he's 75 years old,but my late mother's father had a receding line)
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My father's side - all bald by 29 - - -I still have fuzz on top - - -like Razor said - -I keep the top smooth because I really do not want to know how much I do not have left growing - - -I did let it grow a few months ago and my "houseshoe" fringe appeared after several days - -nothing on top but a little fuzz
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new here! BBC at first, now I need to hide the grey!
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welcome!
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Although I have a full head of, it's BBC for me. I love the look and feel of my shiney dome.
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It's a little bit of both for me. Choice v. Genetics
I'm sure I got the MPB from my Maternal Grandfather, but my Maternal Grandmother went bald as well.
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When I started to shave my head, I was experiencing noticable thinning in the front. But I would have to say that I am mostly bald by genetics. I have a bald spot on my crown and the top is very thin along with the continual recession. So going sly is much better! I should also say that both grandfathers were bald. My dad's dad had very little hair. My mom's dad had a bit more. My father never went totally bald. When he died at 69, he had very thin hair with great recession in the front but not a truly bald spot on top or in the back. I am now 50. I have less hair than my dad did at that age. So I will probably be more likely to be naturally slick bald.
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I believe my mpb came from my maternal grandfather.
I had a similar question a while ago. Here is what I found out.
http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=13368.0
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I'm planning to go sly by choice. My brothers have heads of thick hair passed down from my mother's side. I have thin hair and a bald spot like my father.
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Sly By Choice O0
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Both. Mother nature has been nudging me in this direction - but I decided to take the plunge and finish off what she was only hinting at. The hassle with BBC is the shadow!
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Echo that. BBC, but I bet in 5 (or less) years it'd be genetics.
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MPB!
Paternal grandfather still has a thick head of hear at 80, so did his father but all his sons have same thinning as i do and all started at the same time (early 20's) maternal grandfather is completely slap top but all his sons have full heads of hair ??? must skip generations or just luck of the draw :o
Either way i lessened the shock of mpb by buzzing my head at 15 and havent had it longer than 0 blade since! my brothers gonna have some problem wen it hits him (hair down to his shoulders) ouch!! ;D
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bald by choice. and i LOVE it. ;D
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Grandfather on Dads side is bald. My father is super thin. Grandfather on Mom's side is Mexican (No, Im completely serious, cant you tell by my picture I got Mexican in me?) He had super thick luxurious hair. As for me, I am thinning a bit in the back but I have a full head of hair. I am BBC. Over 5 years now.
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Well, I've had MPB for the past 10 years and it's not getting any better. I never met my maternal grandfather and neither did my mother so, can't speak to that. Started shaving by choice in the military back in about 2005 because I got tired of paying $10.00 a week for a bad haircut. Let it grow out when I retired in '07. Thinning middle on top leading to a monk's bowl in the back just really drove home that I should just stay sly. Besides, now it's $20.00 a week for a bad haircut.
Shaving is cheaper. I like it. My friends like it. My wife likes it. Just makes sense.
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BBC. I do have a full head of hair, which comes from my mother's side. My grandfather had a thick head of hair when he died, and my uncle still has a huge bush of hair on his head at 60 something. My dad's side is/was mostly bald by genetics. My dad has mpb, but not too bad, and has been waiting for me to have the same. It never happened.
I shaved for a charity, so it's a huge shock for many people, but I do like it this way! I've been told I look like a cross between Vin Diesel and Joe Satriani!
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a little of both, i have a slow receeding hairline, but i decided to shave at first trace, i love my bald dome, but after 7 years of shaving i now notice that mpb is starting so iam keeping the dome shaved.
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Bald by Choice! Have a widows peak but I have since I was a kid.