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of insecurity in me about that.</p><p id="1e90">I tried a few snake oil cures that promised to grow thick, luxuriant hair on any bowling ball or head you smeared it on. There were ones that made my scalp tingle or sting, for sure. I could have done as well rubbing Louisiana hot sauce on my top. If any of these cheap “solutions” worked at all, I couldn’t tell.</p><p id="a6ac">For quite a few years I just got it cut shorter and shorter, figuring it made it less obvious. I never seriously considered expensive side-effect riddled hair loss drugs or surgery to implant hair from one location to another. I couldn’t let myself do anything that would admit to the world I was nothing without hair. I wanted to be valuable for what’s inside.</p><p id="a7d6">One day, I faced facts. It was really, really thin on top. I didn’t want to be that dude with the see-through hair that you could look through from 10 feet away straight at the scalp underneath.</p><p id="2a8c">I went to a barber and asked him to take it all off. He double checked to make I was serious, then removed the guard from his clippers and took it down to the wood. When I walked out of his shop, I was lighter and happier than I thought I would be. But I was pretty nervous about reactions from others. My fears proved to be nothing.</p><h1 id="0b2e">Lots of compliments</h1><p id="8fec">My wife was okay with it. All the women I knew seemed to like it. I got compliments like “ you really pull that off well” and “that looks great on you” all the time. It feels great to have this kind of reaction from the opposite sex, even for a happily married dude like me. I wasn’t ugly without hair!</p><p id="a042">Other guys respected what they saw as a brave act. No one made fun of my new hairdo. Every single fear of showing up bald was proven to be nothing. I even seemed to gain a rung on the social ladder. It was a counterintuitive reaction to something that was so simple.</p><p id="882b">A lot of them told me they could never do it. They had all kinds of reasons, but these excuses all boiled down to one thing. What is the show stopper for a guy in our society, the thing that they fear more than anything else?</p><p id="813b">They were afraid of looking silly.</p><h1 id="aacf">What looks silly is trying to hide thin hair</h1><p id="1c45">Let’s face it. Nothing looks sillier than being in total denial while everyone around you shakes their head and is embarrassed for you. This is the position a lot of guys put themselves in when they won’t accept reality. If your hair is falling out and you have bald spots, then you really only have two options: get it fixed with surgery or expensive drugs, or cut it off. Anything else looks silly and isn’t fooling anyone.</p><p id="1bd5">Comb-overs are the most blatant example of a dude trying to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes. It always fails. It’s the worst fashion disaster out there. Even t

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he mankini looks better — well, maybe not, but it’s a close tie. Men — never do this! Don’t even think of doing a comb-over. Please, I’m begging you not to look so lame in public.</p><h1 id="53ac">I never looked back</h1><p id="6fbf">Since I started cutting it all off, I found out that life gets a lot better. There’s the time saving factor, for instance. It takes me a few seconds to get ready for anything. I don’t need to wash, brush, comb, condition, style or tease. I just dry my head and head out the door.</p><p id="861c">I can wear a toque (beanie for you southerners) or hat without messing up my hair. The wind can’t blow it around. It’s always perfectly styled and ready.</p><p id="61f6">Bats can’t get stuck in it. If I see a bat flying around, I’ve got zero fear of the dreaded bat-in-my-hair problem. For some that’s a big concern, but definitely not in my bald world.</p><p id="3e94">The biggest benefit is, I now accept who I am, what I look like and how old I am. I’m not pussy-footing around the fact that I am well past my 20’s. I’m not kidding myself anymore. Self love starts with acceptance. Self denial makes you unhappy.</p><p id="724e">I’m happy with my bald head. I’ve made peace with what I’ve got to work with, and now I can see that the hair was just a big distraction.</p><p id="dc4a">Are you happy with your head? Please, comment! I would love to hear your thoughts on male hair loss.</p><p id="e22d">My bald head isn’t going to stop me from enjoying winter! This is how I’m going to get out there and stay active without freezing my brain or any other valuable bits:</p><div id="1499" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/layer-your-clothes-how-canadians-keep-from-freezing-their-junk-off-on-winter-adventures-27fe474cba23"> <div> <div> <h2>Layer Your Clothes: How Canadians Keep From Freezing Their Junk Off on Winter Adventures</h2> <div><h3>Being cold sucks, learn to stay warm</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*9VY2BMZH4AlzfhRug1mXqg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="a98f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/cold-weather-running-tips-from-a-canadian-bbcdd6fef4a1"> <div> <div> <h2>Cold Weather Running Tips From a Canadian</h2> <div><h3>Don’t let a little frost hold you back</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*RCS9Xw2JZWilGXqYKYD0lQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Buzz Off That Thinning Hair and Go Bald Like a Boss

Why bald is sexy and hiding thin hair is sad

Sir Patrick Stewart. Vin Diesel. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Bruce Willis. Samuel L. Jackson. Jason Statham. Terry Crews.

Lord Voldemort.

What do all of these men have in common? They accepted their naked heads and went out into the world with bravery. They took what other men called a terrible disaster, losing their hair, and owned it like the bosses they are.

Men, if you are losing your hair and aren’t willing to go to extreme lengths to save it by spending a ton of money on surgery or drugs, maybe you should throw in the towel. I did. Please don’t be offended, but insecurity about your hair is really lame and unsexy.

Goodbye, sweet locks

When Sir Patrick Stewart first took the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard, it seemed like he hadn’t accepted his hair loss yet. Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry insisted that Stewart go in front of camera without his toupee. For the first season, Picard could be seen bald on top, with a fringe of short hair. Eventually, he leaned into it fully and started shaving it right off.

Immediately, he looked stronger and more authoritative. Go back and watch an episode of him with thinning hair and see what you think. I doubt if the character would have been nearly as popular if he hid is lack of hair with a silly toupee. Instead, he was forced to own it.

Because of this one little change, Picard became an icon of leadership. He’s one of the most recognized fictional television characters of all time. What if was flaunting a toupee? That would have been a different captain entirely.

Appearance really does make a big difference. For men, being ashamed of your appearance comes through. Worrying about losing your precious hair changes your body language and presentation.

Being comfortable with what you’ve got comes through as strong, secure and powerful.

My path to a sexy bald top

I used to have some nice, long hair in my 30's. Slowly, there was less and less to work with. I knew it was only a matter of time until I had not much left. I was in my early forties and losing hair fast. It made me feel old. There was a lot of insecurity in me about that.

I tried a few snake oil cures that promised to grow thick, luxuriant hair on any bowling ball or head you smeared it on. There were ones that made my scalp tingle or sting, for sure. I could have done as well rubbing Louisiana hot sauce on my top. If any of these cheap “solutions” worked at all, I couldn’t tell.

For quite a few years I just got it cut shorter and shorter, figuring it made it less obvious. I never seriously considered expensive side-effect riddled hair loss drugs or surgery to implant hair from one location to another. I couldn’t let myself do anything that would admit to the world I was nothing without hair. I wanted to be valuable for what’s inside.

One day, I faced facts. It was really, really thin on top. I didn’t want to be that dude with the see-through hair that you could look through from 10 feet away straight at the scalp underneath.

I went to a barber and asked him to take it all off. He double checked to make I was serious, then removed the guard from his clippers and took it down to the wood. When I walked out of his shop, I was lighter and happier than I thought I would be. But I was pretty nervous about reactions from others. My fears proved to be nothing.

Lots of compliments

My wife was okay with it. All the women I knew seemed to like it. I got compliments like “ you really pull that off well” and “that looks great on you” all the time. It feels great to have this kind of reaction from the opposite sex, even for a happily married dude like me. I wasn’t ugly without hair!

Other guys respected what they saw as a brave act. No one made fun of my new hairdo. Every single fear of showing up bald was proven to be nothing. I even seemed to gain a rung on the social ladder. It was a counterintuitive reaction to something that was so simple.

A lot of them told me they could never do it. They had all kinds of reasons, but these excuses all boiled down to one thing. What is the show stopper for a guy in our society, the thing that they fear more than anything else?

They were afraid of looking silly.

What looks silly is trying to hide thin hair

Let’s face it. Nothing looks sillier than being in total denial while everyone around you shakes their head and is embarrassed for you. This is the position a lot of guys put themselves in when they won’t accept reality. If your hair is falling out and you have bald spots, then you really only have two options: get it fixed with surgery or expensive drugs, or cut it off. Anything else looks silly and isn’t fooling anyone.

Comb-overs are the most blatant example of a dude trying to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes. It always fails. It’s the worst fashion disaster out there. Even the mankini looks better — well, maybe not, but it’s a close tie. Men — never do this! Don’t even think of doing a comb-over. Please, I’m begging you not to look so lame in public.

I never looked back

Since I started cutting it all off, I found out that life gets a lot better. There’s the time saving factor, for instance. It takes me a few seconds to get ready for anything. I don’t need to wash, brush, comb, condition, style or tease. I just dry my head and head out the door.

I can wear a toque (beanie for you southerners) or hat without messing up my hair. The wind can’t blow it around. It’s always perfectly styled and ready.

Bats can’t get stuck in it. If I see a bat flying around, I’ve got zero fear of the dreaded bat-in-my-hair problem. For some that’s a big concern, but definitely not in my bald world.

The biggest benefit is, I now accept who I am, what I look like and how old I am. I’m not pussy-footing around the fact that I am well past my 20’s. I’m not kidding myself anymore. Self love starts with acceptance. Self denial makes you unhappy.

I’m happy with my bald head. I’ve made peace with what I’ve got to work with, and now I can see that the hair was just a big distraction.

Are you happy with your head? Please, comment! I would love to hear your thoughts on male hair loss.

My bald head isn’t going to stop me from enjoying winter! This is how I’m going to get out there and stay active without freezing my brain or any other valuable bits: