I Want My Hair Back

Yesterday I did something I haven't done for about 15 years and it terrified me.

I've been shaving my head for about 15 years.  That's when I started going seriously bald. I was strangely okay with it at the time.  I have a nice, round head and look pretty good bald.  But lately, I've been inching nearer and nearer to my midlife crisis.

I want my hair back.

Don't judge me.

So about 4 months ago I started using Rogaine.  It says it doesn't work for everybody, but so far, I'm actually seeing some results.

But the back and the sides are still growing at a normal pace.  I was starting to look like that dude from "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and decided I needed to do something about it.  So yesterday I went and got a haircut.

I was terrified when I went in.  I thought they might laugh at me.  "What's the bald guy need a haircut for?!"  But they didn't. They were kind, gentle, and understanding.  They didn't mock my vanity.  Instead, they did a nice fade on the sides and back and made me look less like a balding dandelion.

Listen, I don't know what the future holds.  But I've made a commitment to keep with the Rogaine for at least a year.  If I don't have a full coif on top of my noggin', then I'll go back to being bald.  But until then, I'll be getting my fade did every two weeks like a baller.