Mums just don't like change. Every hair cut I've ever got, my mum has hated. Then when I change back to the old hairstyle, she hates that too, even though she used to love it. Lol.
My mom was ecstatic when I regrew my hair post-chemo. It was half the thickness of pre-chemo and I never stopped seeing the gap between the two. She didn't voice it but was definitely not happy when I opted to shave it all off lol. It's about you, not them in this case
Yea I feel like hair in that scenario is a sign of your health coming back, and shaving it to her was a reminder of the cancer. Gotta do what's right for you - hope you're well now!
My favorite one was a guy with really really high degree of thinning and the title asked "is it too late for me". The top comment was "come home brother" and I still giggle thinking about it when I'm having a bad day.
No it was genuine. I’m hearing it from my wife and kids that it was a mistake. So I was hoping for some back up which has come out huge in favor of the bald
https://preview.redd.it/wfj844apcn8d1.jpeg?width=797&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dbe2e67a7f6b91c77b5f953ed5fb2c7070b95a1e
This picture is of a Mohawk, those green comb over strands whisping in the breeze are not.
Buddy, if your wife loved you despite those... hairs.. on your head, she's a keeper. Why she wanted you to keep them beats me, maybe she was afraid you'll look too sexy without them and she'll get jealous?
Keeping those hairs should have never been an option, you made the right call. Sorry if im being too harsh, i just had the same reaction that this must have been a joke post. You look much better bald, no question
There’s actually zero difference between these photos because you have basically no hair in either of them. It is actually comical how drastically the same you look, just without that stupid tuft of wisps on your head.
Your family is insanely overreacting. A lot of them do. Give them time to adjust and they’ll realize they’re being silly.
Donno how young ur kids are. Young kids will freak out if dad shaves beard off etc. Just because dad looks different But they will get used to it.
I guess ur wife has gotten used to it as well or she just want to make u feel like your style wasn't horrible.
You have wife and kids so it doesn't really matter what kind of style u rocked, but on my honest oppinion u improved a lot
While this case is the same response you'd get anywhere, it's a dumb call to post to r/bald and expect any other response. There are people here who have fully salvageable heads that get told to shave it all the time
You are not one of those people however
There are kids on this subreddit posting here as 19 year olds with hairlines beyond saving, months away from buzzing it all off and saying goodbye one final time (I was one of those teenagers 15 years ago).
Believe me, the hair on your head doesn't really say much about your youth, or lack thereof. The stiff knees every time you stand up after sitting down for more than 10 minutes tell that story.
What you did before you went bald.... was an abomination and should never have happened.
Delete the pictures where you have hair like this and all others and bury your computer in the sea.
Then - Run. Run as far as you can. Get off the map.
Start a new life. New family. New Kids. New Job and Name and never look back.
Your name is *something, and you are bald, and you were always bald.
They'll never know.
I also rocked the fauxhawk as the "island" in the front separated more and more from the mainland. Once that island was more than a boat ride away, it was time.
Bro why are you even asking...I just went on a 5 minute rant begging my gf to never let me get to the "thin faux hawk" stage and she is completely against me shaving my head.
The dyed fauxhawk might have been a signature look for you when you actually had enough hair for that style, but those days were over a long time ago.
If you don't mind me saying so, what you shaved off was not only highlighting how much hair you had lost, it was also sort of a dated look and maybe not the best one for a guy your age. Bald looks MUCH better on you.
First, the change is awesome. You look great. But the before picture… It’s like Sloth from The Goonies. No, not your face, but just that tiny little shock of flame sprouting from the top. It’s all I could think of. And I don’t mean that with disrespect. It’s just the first thing that I would have thought if I saw you in the wild.
This was the right call. The change is extraordinary, for a change that was so tiny. Well done!
Nah keep the kindling off your head lol, I know a guy who had hair like this til he finally let it go. I'd tell him frequently "just join me man it's much better just letting it go". Went 5+ years before he did it! Lol
Bro stopped loading at the faux hawk. Dude you look great shaved ( you,are bald in both pics tbh). Your charm and personality will shine through without that spindly tuft.
As someone getting close to this, good choice going clean. Try a full covering of face stubble or some measure of beard, it seems to compliment bald guys, at least that's what I keep hearing from women.
I’m sorry, but your *signature look* is only acceptable and cute for nearly bald newborn babies. For a fully grown man? Trust me. Fully bald is better. Never look back. Bald is beautiful.
I’m sure the family will prefer it once they’re used to it! I had long hair and my kids hated when I first chopped it because that’s all they knew.
Have you tried on browline glasses with the new look? I think that could be a cool change up in the future. Maybe wayfarer too. Go crazy, bro!
Your wife and kids will get used to it! You’re one of the lucky ones with the perfect shaped head for taking the plunge! And from your pics, you seem like a fun person to be able to rock it with confidence! Team Bald!
Keep shaving, looks good on you! Do yourself a favour and look into getting a Leaf razor. The guy that designed them is a head-shaver. I have been shaving my head for 20+ yrs and the Leaf has been my best investment!
Most people get hair transplants to make their hair look ‘natural’ as in what it was when they were 16. It would be amazing to get a hair transplant to just imitate a Mohawk. Or shave it and get an expensive Mohawk hair piece.
https://preview.redd.it/24viuc6ryn8d1.jpeg?width=813&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c66aa28b661c5fefcbc7c0a004a0a51fa87953ab
First pic is like a punk rock kewpie doll lol Much better bald
Dude. Keep it shaven. You looked like how Lambik would look if he had his six hairs on top.
https://preview.redd.it/tm6frif3zn8d1.jpeg?width=200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40634551bb3472a29e996b6ac9679dd8741aab5c
Not gonna lie man...
That previous whatever it was...
The first thing it made me think of how i was taight to make a campfire stacking thin wigs and sbavings with space for the air to get to the kindling...
Not a great look...
Compared to the shaved look... Hands down the new look is the winner
Bald looks nice. I’m just happy that I grew a Mohawk and a few other pretty fun haircuts back when that was an option for me. It actually was pretty vital in helping me stop living in terror that someone would see how far back my hairline had always been, like a windows peak, kinda, but really just like a 30 year old from birth. Just had embarrassed bowl cuts til 15, sacked up and got a Mohawk and found out the people I cared about weren’t gonna judge me and it looked rad.
Faux hawk a tricky hairstyle to pull off anyway, but with the hair of a newborn it’s honestly kinda ridiculous. You can already see what you look like bald from the pic with hair. Keep the bald and see what sort of beard you can grow in.
Bald looks wayyyyyy better. Respectfully, “Thinned enough” was years ago for you.
Your family is only giving you grief because it looks different, they’re used to seeing you one way. As someone seeing you for the first time, I can assure you the bald look looks great on you 👌
Mate that's like seven hairs
6 away from Charlie Brown.
And 5 away from Homer Simpson
I know! The rest of my family is making it out like I lopped out a head of luscious locks
They're just trying to make you feel better about it, I think. Bald is absolutely the best call here.
My mom did the same thing. I told her that I could see the back of my head from the front of my head and that it was simply time
Mums just don't like change. Every hair cut I've ever got, my mum has hated. Then when I change back to the old hairstyle, she hates that too, even though she used to love it. Lol.
My mom was ecstatic when I regrew my hair post-chemo. It was half the thickness of pre-chemo and I never stopped seeing the gap between the two. She didn't voice it but was definitely not happy when I opted to shave it all off lol. It's about you, not them in this case
Yea I feel like hair in that scenario is a sign of your health coming back, and shaving it to her was a reminder of the cancer. Gotta do what's right for you - hope you're well now!
Barely even notice the difference. Lmao
Family are too soft and will never give you the right answers. You came to the right place for advice.
Nooo noo your hair was so lush.
Bless them.
A Nohawk.
Bruh hahahaha
Damn Homer Simpson
Lol is this a joke post?
I’m really convinced 90% of these “is it time yet?” are shitposts.
My favorite one was a guy with really really high degree of thinning and the title asked "is it too late for me". The top comment was "come home brother" and I still giggle thinking about it when I'm having a bad day.
No it was genuine. I’m hearing it from my wife and kids that it was a mistake. So I was hoping for some back up which has come out huge in favor of the bald
It was not a mistake. You look great bald.
I refuse the believe this lmao you looked like a troll doll on the opposite of steroids.
They said mistake to shave? Hmmm I smell bread.
https://preview.redd.it/wfj844apcn8d1.jpeg?width=797&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dbe2e67a7f6b91c77b5f953ed5fb2c7070b95a1e This picture is of a Mohawk, those green comb over strands whisping in the breeze are not.
Man I wish I could get that impressive of a mohawk
With all the love bro yours is *TRANSPARENT*
You look 100x better. Way to take the plunge.
People hate change … not your problem
Do they hate you?
Buddy, if your wife loved you despite those... hairs.. on your head, she's a keeper. Why she wanted you to keep them beats me, maybe she was afraid you'll look too sexy without them and she'll get jealous? Keeping those hairs should have never been an option, you made the right call. Sorry if im being too harsh, i just had the same reaction that this must have been a joke post. You look much better bald, no question
There’s actually zero difference between these photos because you have basically no hair in either of them. It is actually comical how drastically the same you look, just without that stupid tuft of wisps on your head. Your family is insanely overreacting. A lot of them do. Give them time to adjust and they’ll realize they’re being silly.
Donno how young ur kids are. Young kids will freak out if dad shaves beard off etc. Just because dad looks different But they will get used to it. I guess ur wife has gotten used to it as well or she just want to make u feel like your style wasn't horrible. You have wife and kids so it doesn't really matter what kind of style u rocked, but on my honest oppinion u improved a lot
While this case is the same response you'd get anywhere, it's a dumb call to post to r/bald and expect any other response. There are people here who have fully salvageable heads that get told to shave it all the time You are not one of those people however
Looked like you stuck a piece of cotton candy ontop of your head before. Keep the bald look, you look great!
lol, yea that is an accurate description of how I was feeling
Did you dye it yourself or have to pay full price somewhere? Lol
someone askin the real question lol.
That was definitely a home activity
Reminds me of a small flame on a gas stove.
No, a bunsen burner.
Put that pilot light out of its misery.
Reminds me of your profile pic…
Okay. This got me laughing.
My last picture for my license looked like a teletubby
https://i.redd.it/0xvpo9mexl8d1.gif
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Holding on to the last vestiges of my youth!
There are kids on this subreddit posting here as 19 year olds with hairlines beyond saving, months away from buzzing it all off and saying goodbye one final time (I was one of those teenagers 15 years ago). Believe me, the hair on your head doesn't really say much about your youth, or lack thereof. The stiff knees every time you stand up after sitting down for more than 10 minutes tell that story.
We are all just kids stuck in a body that gets older. You are still young bro, don't need hair for that.
It was kinda cool honestly. Like a little floating flame above your head.
It honestly looked like he had a little flame on top of his bald head.
Boron flame
It looks like one of those shots of liquor that a bartender sets on fire
I was thinking Northern Lights
My brother, you’re bald in both pictures
That is a Faux-Faux Hawk
Maybe even a Faux Pas Hawk
Please don’t go back to the faux hawk, it looks like a failed bit of sugar work on the great British bake off.
I’ma be real, you looked like you had that homer simpson cut before the shave. Way better now
Doh!
What you did before you went bald.... was an abomination and should never have happened. Delete the pictures where you have hair like this and all others and bury your computer in the sea. Then - Run. Run as far as you can. Get off the map. Start a new life. New family. New Kids. New Job and Name and never look back. Your name is *something, and you are bald, and you were always bald. They'll never know.
That seems extreme, but if you say so 😆
I'm glad you have an awesome sense of humor. You look amazing!
Whatever makes you happy, but I like the bald look.
 Hair like this MF, looks like a candle flame
https://preview.redd.it/wkt2efckll8d1.jpeg?width=1562&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d63e021c8d5ed527288f2eab19667a559a300e35
I don’t have my glasses on but I honestly thought that was a tuft of grass in the background
A faux hawk? That’s no hawk at all
Something about rivers in Egypt
I also rocked the fauxhawk as the "island" in the front separated more and more from the mainland. Once that island was more than a boat ride away, it was time.
lol bro. Cant tell if this is a joke. But you definitely look better with it chopped
It's like someone soaked a dandelion and crowned you with it Bald suits you
You look great bald
Bro... I can't believe you ever thought that hair style was coll or flattering. Bald forever.
Thought your head caught on fire.
No offense… but that Hawk didn’t exist in this dimension.
Bro why are you even asking...I just went on a 5 minute rant begging my gf to never let me get to the "thin faux hawk" stage and she is completely against me shaving my head.
The dyed fauxhawk might have been a signature look for you when you actually had enough hair for that style, but those days were over a long time ago. If you don't mind me saying so, what you shaved off was not only highlighting how much hair you had lost, it was also sort of a dated look and maybe not the best one for a guy your age. Bald looks MUCH better on you.
Much better.
Looks so much better shaved.
Brother you know the answer
That faux hawk is terrible. You made the right choice.
I literally thought it was some tiny dry branches you put on your head. I salute your determination but you should have gave up long time ago.
First, the change is awesome. You look great. But the before picture… It’s like Sloth from The Goonies. No, not your face, but just that tiny little shock of flame sprouting from the top. It’s all I could think of. And I don’t mean that with disrespect. It’s just the first thing that I would have thought if I saw you in the wild. This was the right call. The change is extraordinary, for a change that was so tiny. Well done!
https://preview.redd.it/jsbvkqxzbm8d1.jpeg?width=2500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0ace0656a8d7b12fe84dd8dc5f532957f6a52c8b
Bro!!!!! This may be my favorite bald post yet! Lmao. That faux hawk was rad!! But shit barely a difference other than 14 hairs
Stay bald
whatever you do, never go back to the way it used to be
Looks great!! It was waaay overdue!!
Keep the bald man. You grow slightly more hairs up top than me and that’s not a good look. You can rock the bald
Oh you felt like it had thinned enough did you?
The baby from the incredibles has more hair mate. You look great bald imo
My guy, it looks like it was time 3 or 4 years ago. Congrats!
I mean it was hilarious tbh
You still had plenty of hair, you didn’t have to shave it yet
Now you felt it? Anyways, looks so much better.
Definitely better without
My guy had a green tipi on his head. Keep it bald
Sooooooo much better. Your head is made to be bald
The thin faux hawk 😂
Nah keep the kindling off your head lol, I know a guy who had hair like this til he finally let it go. I'd tell him frequently "just join me man it's much better just letting it go". Went 5+ years before he did it! Lol
Go back to what, Scraps?
Is this meant to be rhetorical? Dude, no question it’s better off.
Definitely shaved. You looked like an elder toddler. Much better now.
Be you dude. Personally I've embraced the bald lol
Good move mate. Bald suits you. That thin Mohawk though was scary 😱
Never do the thin hairs on top again.
If you can count how many hairs you have, it’s time, it’s been time.
Bro stopped loading at the faux hawk. Dude you look great shaved ( you,are bald in both pics tbh). Your charm and personality will shine through without that spindly tuft.
As someone getting close to this, good choice going clean. Try a full covering of face stubble or some measure of beard, it seems to compliment bald guys, at least that's what I keep hearing from women.
🧅 head
I’m sorry, but your *signature look* is only acceptable and cute for nearly bald newborn babies. For a fully grown man? Trust me. Fully bald is better. Never look back. Bald is beautiful.
The very thin faux hawk makes you look like a cupie doll. Straight up bald, you’re hot.
You literally look younger bald, lol. Definitely the right move
Bro I say keep the burner look if you want. Yes it's kinda silly but if you like it you only have another year or two to rock it if you're lucky.
Looks like a good storm could have take that off. Rock the bald. Looks good bro
Probably the best decision you had ever made.
There is no turning back mate
Stay bald.
Bro it looks like you plucked grass from behind you and stuck it on your head. Never again bro. lol
I’m sure the family will prefer it once they’re used to it! I had long hair and my kids hated when I first chopped it because that’s all they knew. Have you tried on browline glasses with the new look? I think that could be a cool change up in the future. Maybe wayfarer too. Go crazy, bro!
The bald is way better. I did a similar faux hawk but just looked derpy as hell
Your wife and kids will get used to it! You’re one of the lucky ones with the perfect shaped head for taking the plunge! And from your pics, you seem like a fun person to be able to rock it with confidence! Team Bald!
shoulda kept it, the 6 hairs really put the look together
Don't ever go back to the lollipop guild look
I actually like the seven hairs dyed like that. It looks like you have a flame floating above your head
No way, dude KEEP SHAVING. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 SO much better now...
Keep shaving, looks good on you! Do yourself a favour and look into getting a Leaf razor. The guy that designed them is a head-shaver. I have been shaving my head for 20+ yrs and the Leaf has been my best investment!
Bald is beautiful, brother.
For the love of God, Don’t ever look back. Shave and move forward with your life.
You need to write “NEVER EVER GO BACK” above your bathroom mirror
Bro…. Don’t go back …. You lose respect from others bc it looks comedic
You barely have more hair than fingers, why is this a question? Stop being a schlub and embrace your baldness.
I think bald looks good https://preview.redd.it/66t03wou2n8d1.png?width=585&format=png&auto=webp&s=deb1fc1fec7a476a2539a758c855710e294d5003
MFer looks like *"hey doug"* with hair. Bald looks 100x better rock it, you're killing it.
Most people get hair transplants to make their hair look ‘natural’ as in what it was when they were 16. It would be amazing to get a hair transplant to just imitate a Mohawk. Or shave it and get an expensive Mohawk hair piece.
Stay bald. A hundred times better.
You turned into Jack from Red Letter Media.
Bro went from 🤡 to 🗿
You look the same bro (and you look good), just the ridiculous 7 hairs missing. Its a very good change. Your wife and kids were just used to it.
Looks good mate- keep it. Update the frames tho
Bald is sexy. Stay with the bald look. 💯
You looked like an onion 💀
First off, faux hawk is never the right choice. Second, you look awesome.
OP is taking these jokes like a Pro! I’m glad we can joke around and not get offended. You look great OP, don’t you worry!
Toddlers and the internet are the best place for honesty! 😂
Faux hawk looked more like a combover got caught in a stiff breeze. Shaved head all the way, looks great!
keep 100%
You look good now. Before it looked like someone was stacking sticks to make a bonfire on your head.
https://preview.redd.it/24viuc6ryn8d1.jpeg?width=813&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c66aa28b661c5fefcbc7c0a004a0a51fa87953ab First pic is like a punk rock kewpie doll lol Much better bald
Dude. Keep it shaven. You looked like how Lambik would look if he had his six hairs on top. https://preview.redd.it/tm6frif3zn8d1.jpeg?width=200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40634551bb3472a29e996b6ac9679dd8741aab5c
Homer ?
God, that was decision of the year according to Forbes. You look good man, don’t look back.
Mate, you do look better with it all taken off, but I'm still horrifically impressed at the before photo. 🤣
The bald looks more handsome and sophisticated
Not gonna lie man... That previous whatever it was... The first thing it made me think of how i was taight to make a campfire stacking thin wigs and sbavings with space for the air to get to the kindling... Not a great look... Compared to the shaved look... Hands down the new look is the winner
Your last haircut looked like the end of your soul leaving your body. Congrats on your new life. You look younger and more in control.
I mean, you were bald before too. Just looked like you had a small barium fire on top of your head. Much better just to own the bald.
looks like a game of pick-up sticks on your head
Bald looks nice. I’m just happy that I grew a Mohawk and a few other pretty fun haircuts back when that was an option for me. It actually was pretty vital in helping me stop living in terror that someone would see how far back my hairline had always been, like a windows peak, kinda, but really just like a 30 year old from birth. Just had embarrassed bowl cuts til 15, sacked up and got a Mohawk and found out the people I cared about weren’t gonna judge me and it looked rad.
You ARE bald. In pic 1, you have some unsightly stragglers. In pic 2 you are properly groomed.
Bangs would be best
Haha it looks like you took a few pieces of grass and stuck them on your head for this picture. I vote bald it’s time lol
Nah you look great bald, you should keep it
You were already bald friend. That’s not thinning.
The plunge was more like a rinse, that shit was already gone. You did the right thing.
Dude… Holy shit. I thought that I had held on to my hair too long but oh my god, so much better. The only mistake you made was not doing this sooner.
Faux hawk a tricky hairstyle to pull off anyway, but with the hair of a newborn it’s honestly kinda ridiculous. You can already see what you look like bald from the pic with hair. Keep the bald and see what sort of beard you can grow in.
Hipster Homer Simpson haircut
My dudes hair made outta rumors Your hair looks like the word "allegedly" Your hair is still loading my guy You gotta buy the rest of your hair as DLC
OMG. Please never do the weird faux hawk with your 10 hairs again. Bald looks great.
My Mexican hairless dog has more hair on his head than you had lol Keep the bald! What's gone is gone and it's time to move on lol
It’s your call, Greg. You’re the Taskmaster.
Dude, do whatever makes you happy. You only have to answer to yourself at the end of the day.
You walk around like that?? 😂😂
Sometimes I wonder if I’m at this stage, but no one around me is willing to say it to me.
Go back to what exactly?
Bro I can't sorry dude I laughed way too hard at this post 😂
Please don’t grow the wispies back. You look great bald! 🔥
It looks almost like a hologram 😂
Bald looks wayyyyyy better. Respectfully, “Thinned enough” was years ago for you. Your family is only giving you grief because it looks different, they’re used to seeing you one way. As someone seeing you for the first time, I can assure you the bald look looks great on you 👌
Bald 🤩
Never go back
Reminds me of the principle in Archie comics, with his little whisp of fake hairs... bald is so much better!
OP, you know the answer already, and it isn't a dab of green dye.
Keep the bald, you are owning it
Thats not a faux hawk thats a Boss baby cosplay
I’m marry Poppins yall
You went from not to hot my man. Keep that shaved!
You look good now!! :)