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Title: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: fcb2001 on January 25, 2009, 04:45:48 PM
My cousin who is 8 years older than me who has been using rogaine for 12 years and propecia for 6 years for his hair loss, he is going to use hair club, his mother and my mother were sisters, he totally makes fun of me for shaving my head, when he saw me last weekend for the first time in 14 years, he told me that i was a stupid fool for shaving my head, but i have since found out that he cant have kids because his sperm egg has bewen killed because of those hair loss drugs he has been using, my cousin is going to wear a toupee if hair club doesnt work for him, and he will still use the rogaine and propecia, i just dont know how to deal with him, he wants me to stop shaving my head, i told him that iam going to shave my head for good because it is my way of deafeating male pattern baldness becaue it it going to hit me real bad in about 5 years when i basically have horsehoe head, when i started shaving my head five years ago i had a full head of hair but since i started sahaving my head i started to notice the receeading and thining hair line.
any help form my other bald brothers in delaing with this cousin would be helpful.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: SBG Math Guy on January 25, 2009, 04:50:48 PM
misery needs company
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: TheSlyBear on January 25, 2009, 04:51:52 PM
Let's see... he's infertile because of the drugs, is dependent upon those drugs, or "hair" club, financially and emotionally for the rest of his life, or will be wearing a rug that most people will see right though and twitter about behind his back.

What is it you need help with?
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: fcb2001 on January 25, 2009, 04:56:03 PM
i need help with how he ridicules me for making the decision to shave my head, he calls me a stupid fool. i refuse to take any drugs, rugs or plugs, eventually i want to have kids, which i will be able to do.

Let's see... he's infertile because of the drugs, is dependent upon those drugs, or "hair" club, financially and emotionally for the rest of his life, or will be wearing a rug that most people will see right though and twitter about behind his back.

What is it you need help with?
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: SLYinKC on January 25, 2009, 05:07:55 PM
Brother, It sounds to me like this guy knows that he is a loser.  If you just stand up to him with self-confidence, you will win automatically. The problem is that you seem to care what he thinks. I would not worry about anything this guy says.  He obviously does not care about you or he would not treat you this way.

I would just give him a dose of SLY attitude and tell him that you are happy with yourself and once he finds something that makes him happy with who he is...then you will talk to him.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: fcb2001 on January 25, 2009, 05:14:40 PM
That what i will do the next time i see him which may be another 10 years down the road, and i only talk with him by telephone maybe once every two years

Brother, It sounds to me like this guy knows that he is a loser.  If you just stand up to him with self-confidence, you will win automatically. The problem is that you seem to care what he thinks. I would not worry about anything this guy says.  He obviously does not care about you or he would not treat you this way.

I would just give him a dose of SLY attitude and tell him that you are happy with yourself and once he finds something that makes him happy with who he is...then you will talk to him.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: SBG Math Guy on January 25, 2009, 05:41:02 PM
Whatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt?  You care confusing me now.  If you are not going to see him for another 10 years
why would you give a rat's ass about what he thinks?   ;D

That what i will do the next time i see him which may be another 10 years down the road, and i only talk with him by telephone maybe once every two years

Brother, It sounds to me like this guy knows that he is a loser.  If you just stand up to him with self-confidence, you will win automatically. The problem is that you seem to care what he thinks. I would not worry about anything this guy says.  He obviously does not care about you or he would not treat you this way.

I would just give him a dose of SLY attitude and tell him that you are happy with yourself and once he finds something that makes him happy with who he is...then you will talk to him.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: fcb2001 on January 25, 2009, 05:49:16 PM
i only see him once a decade because my personality clashes with his personality, and i have nothing in common with him,
Whatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt?  You care confusing me now.  If you are not going to see him for another 10 years
why would you give a rat's ass about what he thinks?   ;D

That what i will do the next time i see him which may be another 10 years down the road, and i only talk with him by telephone maybe once every two years

Brother, It sounds to me like this guy knows that he is a loser.  If you just stand up to him with self-confidence, you will win automatically. The problem is that you seem to care what he thinks. I would not worry about anything this guy says.  He obviously does not care about you or he would not treat you this way.

I would just give him a dose of SLY attitude and tell him that you are happy with yourself and once he finds something that makes him happy with who he is...then you will talk to him.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: Mikekoz13 on January 25, 2009, 06:02:04 PM
I'm a big believer in sending bad energy away forever. Sounds to me like it's time to launch this one to the moon.

In a couple of years take your adorable kids over to his house and don't say a word. Just hug them and kiss them while you rub your nice shaved head.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: pharmer on January 25, 2009, 07:51:58 PM
Sounds like a real jerk.  I usually run the opposite direction of these types of people. 

While I'm not necessarily a proponant of hair loss drugs, I would like to point out that there really isn't a known link between Propecia and infertility.  Because these types of drugs lower a man's level of active testosterone, there is always going to be the risk of side effects, including ED.  Maybe this guy was infertile to begin with.

The reason I point this out is that there are bound to be young guys on this site who at one time used Propecia.  I don't want anyone freaking out, and thinking they are now infertile.  As a pharmacist, I will be the first to admit that there are risks associated with pretty much any medicine.  Propecia and medications like it have their share of risks.  From what I have studied, infertility is not one of those risks.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: R o b 6 on January 25, 2009, 08:12:31 PM
Because these types of drugs lower a man's level of active testosterone, there is always going to be the risk of side effects...

That's great expert advice pharmer!...so, to clarify, not taking these drugs means you'll have more testosterone, right? And therefore, be more prone to be bald. Some of the commercials for these drugs say women should not even handle the medicine becuase it could cause birth defects. Sounds lethal.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: andrew on January 25, 2009, 08:14:38 PM
Pharmer - Thanks for the professional clarification.

fcb2001 - Blow him off.  This guy seems like a complete dope.  I wouldn't waste any time considering his opinions.  Simply dismiss him.   !@!@
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: Razor X on January 25, 2009, 08:16:01 PM
Your cousin's opinion is not important.  Don't waste any energy worrying about somebody you hardly ever see.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: Tyler on January 25, 2009, 08:51:50 PM
FCB - my pastor did a sermon on this a couple of weeks ago.   Basically, he's not a positive influence in your life.   You need to let him know that he can either stop giving you crap about your shaved head or he'll never hear from you again.  Then, if he doesn't stop, drop him.  If he does stop, great.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: SBG Math Guy on January 25, 2009, 08:58:30 PM
hey Tyler, I haven't been here for a long time (4 months) so I don't know too much about you.  Is that little girl your daughter?  She is sooooooooo adorable.  I love kids (I hope to have some of my own in 4 or 5 years) and I have to tell you that child looks adorable.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: pharmer on January 25, 2009, 09:07:51 PM
That's great expert advice pharmer!...so, to clarify, not taking these drugs means you'll have more testosterone, right? And therefore, be more prone to be bald. Some of the commercials for these drugs say women should not even handle the medicine becuase it could cause birth defects. Sounds lethal.
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You are correct, if a woman were to take Propecia during pregnancy it could be very harmful to the fetus.  These drugs are an absolute contraindication for woman during pregnancy.  So, you are correct in stating that Propecia is a powerful medication.  However I will repeat myself and state that Propecia hansn't been linked to infertility. 
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: Tyler on January 25, 2009, 09:21:17 PM
hey Tyler, I haven't been here for a long time (4 months) so I don't know too much about you.  Is that little girl your daughter?  She is sooooooooo adorable.  I love kids (I hope to have some of my own in 4 or 5 years) and I have to tell you that child looks adorable.

Yep, that's my daughter!  Thanks for the compliment!!  You'll love having kids when you do. 
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: Michael on January 25, 2009, 09:32:10 PM
My brother, the cousin sounds like he's viewing you through crap colored glasses of his own making.  He has obvious issues with his own MPB.  Sounds like he is taking out some issues on you, since you are sly and have the strength to be who you are.  Move on.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: SlyHigh on January 26, 2009, 07:13:42 AM
He's not making fun of YOU for YOUR actions.  When he says those things he's doing it out of his own insecurities.  He doesn't want to admit that he chose a difficult way to deal with hair loss, and he realizes that you did the right thing.

Take it as a compliment.  What he means is "you did the right thing, and I'm too proud to admit that my way was the wrong way."
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: Papa Don on January 26, 2009, 07:59:13 AM
Your cousin and mine are cut from the same cloth.  DIG< DIG< DIG.  Although we are close and probably because we are, she thinks she can say anything.  Finally I had to ask her if FO means anything to her.  She took the hint.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: The Scottish Ambassador on January 26, 2009, 08:51:19 AM
My cousin who is 8 years older than me who has been using rogaine for 12 years and propecia for 6 years for his hair loss, he is going to use hair club, his mother and my mother were sisters, he totally makes fun of me for shaving my head, when he saw me last weekend for the first time in 14 years, he told me that i was a stupid fool for shaving my head, but i have since found out that he cant have kids because his sperm egg has bewen killed because of those hair loss drugs he has been using, my cousin is going to wear a toupee if hair club doesnt work for him, and he will still use the rogaine and propecia, i just dont know how to deal with him, he wants me to stop shaving my head, i told him that iam going to shave my head for good because it is my way of deafeating male pattern baldness becaue it it going to hit me real bad in about 5 years when i basically have horsehoe head, when i started shaving my head five years ago i had a full head of hair but since i started sahaving my head i started to notice the receeading and thining hair line.
any help form my other bald brothers in delaing with this cousin would be helpful.

Would a swift boot in the nackers be inappropriate here (they dont work anymore anyway THANKS TO THE DRUGS THE MUPPET TOOK)?

Only kidding. Seriously, this guy sounds like someone not worth losing sleep over. As already mentioned by several other brothers, it sounds as if he is dealing with his insecurity by having a go at you. Ignore him.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: MLNHD on January 26, 2009, 11:00:27 AM
It seems to me you're giving someone you only see 10 times in a hundred years an awful lot of power to ruin your day.  On top of that your personalities clash.  Consider the source and don't sweat it.  Does his opinion really mean that much to you? 
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: time2shine on January 26, 2009, 11:06:36 AM
He's not making fun of YOU for YOUR actions.  When he says those things he's doing it out of his own insecurities.  He doesn't want to admit that he chose a difficult way to deal with hair loss, and he realizes that you did the right thing.

Take it as a compliment.  What he means is "you did the right thing, and I'm too proud to admit that my way was the wrong way."

100% agree.  You're in a better place, fcb.
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: Michael on January 27, 2009, 01:11:48 PM
Slyhigh totally hit this one outta the park!  Completely agree! O:O
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: Michael on January 28, 2009, 09:53:36 AM
Hey... read him 2 Kings 2:32-24 "Elisha and the Bears!"  See what the Lord does to people that mock Slyness!  (Oh OK, I know that isn't the exact interpretation....lol)
Title: Re: help with cousin who ridicules me because i shaved my head
Post by: buddha on February 05, 2009, 05:50:59 PM
"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life. Rarely do members of one family grow up under the same roof."     Richard Bach

I'll say no more.