Chevytaker on 18 Mar, 2026 19:09 in General Discussion
I used to like my hair long. It became thin and hard to control in 2019 at the age of 35. I knew U would go short and eventually bald from then on
Chevytaker on 18 Mar, 2026 19:01 in General Discussion
Awesome. I like to see people get what they really want.
Semi-Sly on 18 Mar, 2026 13:14 in General Discussion
My nephew wanted to shave his head since he was 12 years olld and saw my shaved head after a st, Bakdricks funrdraiser. but his mother forbid it until once when he was in high school at age 14 she let him shave for a Saint baldric?s fundraiser. he loved it. She made him grow it back, but by the time he was 16 she got tired of fighting with him and he has been a committed Baldy since sophmore year in high school and he?s in his mid 30s now And I?ve never seen a hair on his head
chuck63 on 17 Mar, 2026 08:53 in General Discussion
I was interested in shaving my head when I was a kid. When I graduated high school in 1981, long hair was still in style and I wouldn?t have dared to shave back then. The older I got, the less I cared about peer pressure. I kept a buzz cut for years before shaving myself bald the first time about ten years ago. I went back and forth for a few years before deciding to stay bald over five years ago.
reddog on 16 Mar, 2026 13:00 in General Discussion
@Semi-Sly , I didn't have the guts to try a flattop until the early 90's. I had been going shorter and shorter until I finally took the leap. The barber could tell I was nervous, and he left it on the long side, and told me if I liked it he would go shorter next time i went back a few weeks later and he gave me a traditional short flattop I got teased a little from the guys at work, but I enjoyed wearing it for several years. I never thought about shaving until years later when I decided to give myself a buzzcut. As I said before, I didn't like the buzzcut and kept going shorter until I just razorsd my head. I wouldn't have kept it, but everyone liked it. Thirteen years later I'm still hooked on that smooth baldie haircut!
Semi-Sly on 15 Mar, 2026 08:41 in General Discussion
No, I was not interested in shaving my head, however unlike almost everyone else in the 70s I was fascinated with very short haircuts the longest my hair ever got even in the Beatles craze was just above the top tip of my ear, but once I got to high school I was already cutting my hair above the ear, which was Extremely short for 1970s when I joined the Navy in 1979. I kept my Haircut much shorter than we were required to do by regulation. I was one of the few guys wearing a flat top in 1979.
reddog on 15 Mar, 2026 08:12 in General Discussion
No that I think about it, when I was 18, I enlisted in the Army, and I was actually looking forward to getting the induction buzzcut. I had shoulder length hair at the time. I never got to do it though, as I ended up 4F, they regected me because I was allergic to cats!
O2BSly on 14 Mar, 2026 13:49 in General Discussion
I remember being fascinated by the band Right Said Fred because they shaved their heads. And one of their big hits was 'I'm too sexy for my hair' The movie Major Payne was also a memorable one for me, not because of a particular interest in the military but because of the shaved heads.Definitely something I thought about doing 'one day' when I was still a kid
reddog on 14 Mar, 2026 13:45 in General Discussion
I grew up in the 60's/70's so like the guys said, only Benner and Savalas wore shaved heads. I didn't want a bald head, but I remember I was intrigued by those guys. When I was under 10yo, alot of kids got a "heinie" haircut for summer break from school. It was clipper shave all over. That was usually done by dads the day after school was out.
O2BSly on 14 Mar, 2026 13:32 in Reactions to being Bald
My mother was shocked and horrified when I first buzzed my hair and I was already in my early 20s then. That was years before I shaved bald for the first time and the reaction by then was more subdued but still not approving Still gotta live your own life