Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => Bald Stories => Topic started by: warhawk on October 02, 2008, 04:57:09 PM
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hello fellow chrome domes: what were your "concerns" prior 2 U shaving your dome? i'll start: b4 i decided 2 wear the chrome dome... i was "worried" that it wouldn't look good. my beautiful wifey continued 2 encourage me that it would look good. guess what? she was right. O0 O0
so... how 'bout U? what were your "concerns" prior 2 U shaving your dome? i'm looking 4ward 2 hearing your stories?
WARHAWK O0
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Same here....I was worried it wouldn't look good but I wanted to try it anyway. My wife told me "don't you dare" because she thought she wouldn't like it either. One night I decided to just do it and it looked better than the buzz cut I had been wearing. Both wife and 2 kids said they liked it better also...been shaved since. O0
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First was my wifes reaction. Early in our marriage I tried to give myself a haircut and accidentaly went SLY. When I came out of the bedroom..the look on her face was priceless but back then she was not enthusiasic about it. Now she is cool with the look. Of course I was concerned about what co-workers and other people would think. To my suprise the reactions are overwhemingly positive.
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I didn't really have any concerns........ As a famous sailor once said, " I yam what I yam".....
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I was personally terrified I would cut myself up like no other. Thats why I asked my neighbor to do it the first time who's a fellow shiny head fella. The first time I did it myself though didn't cut me so much as I gave myself more razor bumps then pimples on a 16 year old boys face. After a couple more tries though I had it down. As for other concerns just about it not looking good, but I was already going to the barber once a month for a no guard buzz cut, so it wasn't too drastically different, but the way it felt...ahhhh....that 1/8 of an inch makes a serious difference.
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Only concern I had was "what are people thinking about the look?"
Turns out nobody has said anything, and as far as what they're thinking? Who cares!
I think it feels good, looks good, and makes me feel more self-confident. At the end of the day, that's all that matters - right? O0
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Only concern I had was "what are people thinking about the look?"
Turns out nobody has said anything, and as far as what they're thinking? Who cares!
I think it feels good, looks good, and makes me feel more self-confident. At the end of the day, that's all that matters - right? O0
Well said Sly and you are correct !! O0
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my only concern was, dam I gotta shave my head EVERY day
I hate to shave my face but some how I love to scrape the dome clean EVERY day O0 :@` 8)
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Another vote for "Was afraid I'd cut myself" also wasn't looking forward to having to shave everyday.
After discovering the Panasonic Vortex...I don't worry about either.
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That I would cut my ear off!
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I was concerned that it wouldn't look good because of my head shape. But as Mikekoz says "I yam what I yam." My wife was NOT HAPPY when I first shaved my head. She tolerates it now. But the reaction from co-workers and friends has been overwhelmingly positive. They say "what were you so worried about?" And I'm often told that I look a lot younger without the hair. For some reason, I just like the Mr. Clean look. I can't wait to get smooth again at the first sign of stubble.
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My biggest concerns were that I would cut myself up, and also how it would look.
I also remember having the fleeting thought of having to shave every day, like Nomad said.
Turns out there was nothing to worry about. I love the look and this is me now.
I had always said if I start losing my hair, it was all gonna come off. So the "concerns" turned out to be unfounded.
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I had alot of questions/concerns I posted in here and recieved great answers. Check my post http://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/index.php?topic=1492.0
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I was sort of spooked by what others would think. The first week I got some looks but now when I hear that I am blinded by the glaire on your head, it makes me frown.
;D
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Concerned that I would look like a freak......guess I was right.
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Concerned that I would look like a freak......guess I was right.
So your choices were:
1. Look like a bald freak or
2. Look like a (somewhat) hairy freak
What was the dilemma??? >:D
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Good point.
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Concerns, what concerns.
I like all the attention and don't mind standing out in a crowd.
I didn't really have any concerns........ As a famous sailor once said,
" I yam what I yam".....
Mike, I always figured you had a little popeye in ya!
(https://www.slybaldguys.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fweblogs.newsday.com%2Fsports%2Ffootball%2Fbob_blog%2Fpopeye.jpg&hash=843573f51b5f0851bda91ef99aa9db08db2655fc)
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I was concerned that people would think I was a racist. For the record, I think racism is for morons - there are jerks and good people in every skin tone/nationality. As it turns out, my concerns were unfounded. I can't recall a single episode (outside of a couple of scumbags I arrested) where anybody ever accused me of being racist, due to my look. O0
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I shared most of the concerns that all you guys had. Getting cut, reactions, and like IH said, the Nazi tag.
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I was concerned that people would think I was a racist.
Didn't have that concern until the first time I got out of the shower Sly. Looked in the mirror, and thought Ed Norton from American History X was staring back at me. And since I live in an urban neighborhood and walk to work, I was afraid some of my neighbors would get the wrong impression. But my concerns have been unfounded.
Also was afraid that I'd have a lot of moles (like my stomach. I know, TMI). But only a few.