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BBC and considering keeping it that way... by Repent34 on 10 Feb, 2013 09:32
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Greetings all;
Well so my story...
For the last 10 years or so I've grown my hair out long, cut it off, and then donated it three times. I "retired" from law enforcement back in 2000. I say "retired" because I was only 38 years old at the time but after 16 years in the business I decided to move on to my "second" career. I'm an I.T. Manager for a building materials manufacturer in Central Oregon currently.
Back when I was in LE and the military, 1985-1989, I had short hair. Flat tops and crew cuts mostly. Only after leaving jobs that required short hair did I decide to grow my hair out long. Back in the 70's and 80's I had stints of long hair, but didn't we all at some point? This last time of growing out my hair really long ended a few months ago. I wanted to grow it as long as I could, to find my hair's terminal length. Well, when my hair started getting caught up in my belt as I put my belt on my pants I figured that was long enough. Still no end in sight as to just how long I could grow it.
I went to a friend from church, who happens to be a barber. For years he had been teasing me (friendly teasing) that he would give me a free haircut if I would let him do it. So one day out of the blue I showed up at his barber shop and told him it "was time." I was also, at the time, sporting a long ZZ Top style beard. I told him I wanted him to cut my hair as short as possible so I could harvest as much hair as possible to be donated. I had felt that this would be my last time donating. He asked me if I wanted him to use clippers only without a guard and I told him to "go for it".
After I got my head clippered really close it brought back memories of me having really short hair and that got me to thinking about totally shaving my head bald, something I had come very close to before but never truly realized. I wanted to know what it was like and how it would "feel." I knew I didn't plan on growing it long again so why not go totally the other direction? Just call me a man of opposites if you like.
Well, a few weeks ago I decided to just go for it. My hair grows really fast, or so I've been told so I thought if I didn't like it it would be no time at all before I was back to crew cut length. I also have a full head of hair. At first thought though, I thought to myself that I would be some sort of hypocrite or something, or perhaps taken as a little weird, to be shaving off a full head of hair. I had always told myself that if I were to start going bald I would just shave bald instead of trying to hide my baldness. But here I was shaving off a full head of hair! I could just see myself getting pummeled by a roving gang of forced baldies hell bent on extracting revenge from someone who would dare to shave off a full head of hair. Oh, the intolerance of it all!!
Well it all came down to the fact that my head is my head, and my hair is my hair, and the choice is my choice. So off it all came. WOW! Going from a buzz cut to bald is a noticeable difference. I liked it. The smoothness was awesome and weird (there's that word again). I found myself rubbing all over my head feeling the smoothness where before there had been at least a few mm's length. My wife likes short hair and told me that she thought she could get used to the smooth bald head. I am finding now that while we're kicked back on the couch watching TV together that she will absentmindedly rub the back of my smooth head. I think she's starting to like it.
We'll see how this goes. I've been lurking here reading posts and was surprised at all the men who are bald by choice, or BBC. I didn't even know there was a phrase for that. When doing a Google search on men who shave off a full head of hair I found this site and have been reading quite a bit.
Well so far that's pretty much my story.
Chris
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#1 by Crusher0209 on 10 Feb, 2013 09:48
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Great story it is a wonderful feeling of a smooth head. Glad to here you are doing good and are loving the feeling. Welcome to the forum
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#2 by Switchy on 10 Feb, 2013 10:47
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Welcome Chris, Thanks for sharing a great introduction
Enjoy the board !
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#3 by Hingatao on 10 Feb, 2013 11:05
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Welcome to the club, Chris
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#4 by Razorhead on 10 Feb, 2013 11:52
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Welcome to the club! military haircuts are always a great choice however there is nothing like being shaved smooth! Congratulations and welcome fellow BBCer!
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#5 by TheSlyBear on 10 Feb, 2013 12:04
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Welcome! Post a photo when you get a chance.
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#6 by xnewyawka on 10 Feb, 2013 12:39
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Welcome to the forum Chris. I think you made a great decision in shaving it all off, and think you will enjoy having a smooth noggin'. It's an awesome feeling when you first shave, and it only gets better.
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#7 by Andrei on 10 Feb, 2013 13:27
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Welcome to the forum Chris!
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#8 by Lynchy on 10 Feb, 2013 13:29
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Welcome mate,
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#9 by bella on 10 Feb, 2013 13:30
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Welcome and good for you on donating!
The difference between clipped and shaved is the alluring part that creates a lifestyle, vs just a fashion choice, based on what I've felt/seen.
Whatever you decide to do, enjoy and welcome! This is a great community and while many of us are a little biased
, you'll find great info/comraderie/support regardless of how you decide to go.
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#10 by slymyke on 10 Feb, 2013 13:42
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Great story, Chris!
Thanks for sharing it with us.
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#11 by Frontier Guy on 10 Feb, 2013 14:14
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Add another "welcome" to the pile. Great story. Don't be surprised if you remain BBC long-term.
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#12 by mrzed on 10 Feb, 2013 18:13
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Good choice chris. I'm one of those bbc guys. I love it. Right, the bald smooth it much nicer than buzzed. But buzzed is exciting too.
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#13 by kalbo on 10 Feb, 2013 20:28
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Great story Chris. Welcome to the bald brotherhood. Also bald by choice here.
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#14 by Sir Harry on 10 Feb, 2013 20:54
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Welcome aboard, Chris!