r/bald • u/rice_not_wheat • 17h ago
Bald Picture This was very difficult for me. Losing the battle but not the war for my self image
I'm still on the fence of liking it or not. I may go for hair transplant surgery, but no matter what I do, I'm done with feeling like I no longer have control.
Edit: This blew up far more than expected. Thank you all for the overwhelmingly positive feedback. Self-image is a crazy thing. I'm still struggling to recognize the man in the mirror, but this helps.
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u/deepnoobcoder 17h ago
You kidding me??!!! I just pray I get 10% of this glowup when I eventually shave my head in 2-3 yrs. Got dayum!
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u/DumpsterFireScented 17h ago
I was kind of nervous based on the title, then kept swiping and said, "oh shit!"
Seriously, fantastic!
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u/DarthBrownBeard 16h ago edited 12h ago
Seriously, dude. Nervous? Whyy? You were worried too many people would go into heat around you?
Edit: thank you for the award, kind redditor. May karma keep your pillow cool.
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u/the_ouskull 15h ago
I'm a straight dude and just hit my second trimester after that 3rd pic.
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u/Technical_Put_9982 14h ago
Best comment ever!!! I am a straight woman , not prego, but daaaammmn… I would get tingly for this man!
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u/Pause_Realistic 17h ago
I am sure you will be smoking - Like the OP who is Cooking !! OP - Its not about control its about how well you take the RIDE....
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u/JiveTurkeyII 16h ago
From 'bit part' to 'main character' in one move.
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u/MimicoSkunkFan2 12h ago
Bro gave himself such a glowup that nobody's even mentioned the tan suit.
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u/No-Kaleidoscope-166 10h ago
The suit just makes him look slicker. I'm sure the folks at work didn't recognize him. Lol
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u/Old-Poet6587 15h ago
Right? I should be so lucky if I look half as good as he does. My face is so angular and my skull has ridges; I’ll end up looking like Lord Voldemart if i ever have to shave my head.
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u/Count_ClapBacula 15h ago
My exact reaction - dude, you look cool as hell. 10,000% improvement. Congrats!!
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u/Ambitious_Stop_8175 15h ago
I've got a head like fucking Alien so I always get a little salty with these normal-shaped-head people worrying they don't suit being bald
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u/nails_for_breakfast 11h ago
If you're already saying you're going to shave it in 2-3 years you should probably just go ahead and do it now.
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u/kro23 17h ago
Thank Christ you ditched the combover. Holy shit.
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u/rice_not_wheat 17h ago
That was one of those things where the mirror just lies to me, and I believed the mirror, because I was in denial.
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u/kro23 17h ago
I mean, it looked ok up front. Sorry if what I said was shitty. Combovers just sort of shock me.
The bald suits you! You look great! Welcome to the club.
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u/roadrunnuh 15h ago
I love seeing all these praising and supportive comments, but this is a realistic and factual endorsement of his decision in a pragmatic bro kinda way. It's superior in every way to the before pic, even mechanically. This man can no longer have his day destroyed by a gust of wind.
Hell, he even moves slightly faster through it.
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u/Murky-General 17h ago
I had this happen too. Mine wasn't a comb over, just a spot. I thought it was smaller than it was. Caught a glance in a hotel bathroom mirror. Not huge, but larger. Decided in that moment that a very short buzz or nothing was thr only acceptable path.
Total glow up for you op!
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u/Fair_Log_6596 15h ago
The great thing for you now is knowing you don’t have those angles you don’t wanna be seen from. Also no bed head…ever again!
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u/mang87 15h ago
Yeah, that is an issue a lot of people deal with. Your eyes are in a fixed position so you just can't see the "bad" parts and just assume it's all fine.
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u/Real-Leek-3764 17h ago
from a restaurant manager to a miami club owner
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u/marshuni 17h ago
Rofl see you on the front page buddy.
Anyone IRL that puts any amount of doubt in this decision, doesn’t have your best interest in mind.
This top /r/bald material.
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u/rice_not_wheat 17h ago
My 6-year-old daughter isn't pleased.
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u/skidmore101 17h ago
Just the shock of it, she’ll adjust
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u/Murky-General 17h ago
Exactly this. My dad had a mustache since before I was born. One day he decided to shave it off and I was like "who tf are you!?"
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u/shayetheleo 16h ago
Have you seen the videos of babies reacting to their newly barefaced dads with shock, confusion, and fear? Same vibe.
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u/EnsoElysium 16h ago
My dad had Weird Al-esque long curly hair for my entire life, then one day we went to visit him on a business trip and it was just GONE. I dont think I cried but it was such a shock that my reaction was to be mad lol. I liked the curls!
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u/iwearstripes2613 14h ago
My step-sister was afraid of my step-dad when he shaved his mustache. She warmed up pretty quickly, though.
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u/Barneyboydog 15h ago
Mine was the opposite. No moustache my entire childhood and then he grew one. I hated it. Still do.
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u/According-Fig-161 17h ago
That’s to be expected. Kids don’t usually adjust to visual changes well. They like predictability- watching the same movie, eating the same things, knowing what dad is supposed to look like, etc. It messes with what they consider normal in their minds. Give her time, her little brain is processing this change. It’s good for her to develop this mental flexibility but it doesn’t mean it feels good to her yet.
My kids did the same when my husband changed his look. He embraced the Vin Diesel look and has added and subtracted facial hair over the years. I love it! My kids had to warm up to the changes though.
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u/Inderific 15h ago
When he was a baby, my son refused to acknowledge my husband after he cut his short for like a week. He had to put on a hat to be around his own child. Stranger danger! LOL. Don't worry, everyone got over it. Children are fickle creatures.
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u/Little_Chocolate2663 17h ago
Young children don’t like it when a parent changes looks. She’ll be fine.
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u/chefbobbyjay 17h ago
My 6 year old didn’t like that I got corrective eye surgery and don’t wear glasses anymore. It was honestly a thing for me too bc I’ve worn them my whole life. r/kidsarefuckingstupid lol.
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u/Beth_Pleasant 16h ago
Oh man. When my sis and I were like maybe 5 and 3 (I am younger), my dad decided he wanted to shave his full beard and mustache. He brought us in the bathroom with him and shaved in front of us, the whole time saying "It's still me - still Daddy!" We were fine until he wiped his face with a towel and when he took it away we both started bawling.
We got over it fast though.
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u/Dry-Economist-3320 17h ago
I love it!! You look sooooo much better. It’s such a sleek look on you.
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u/Nippletits666 17h ago edited 17h ago
Brother you look fuckin great, such a natural look for your head shape. Great combo with the beard too. Lean into it and embrace it, you'll learn to think of the this as your authentic look rather than if you chase the past with the transplant surgery.
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u/volumese7en 17h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/3o6nUUhbWJ9wQQeDeM
Me, a bald dude, celebrating the birth of another bald dude
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u/Little_Chocolate2663 17h ago
Damn! You look amazing bald. Embrace it.
God made only a few perfect heads. On the rest He put hair. 😊
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u/JaeRaws 17h ago
quite possibly top 10 transformations I've seen on her brother - easily in the top 1% - this is the right choice.
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u/SneezeTrees 17h ago
I wish you & others here, could see yourself the way we do! I understand change can be hard to accept, but give yourself some time with this. We are not just blowing smoke up your ass; you look 🔥 !
https://giphy.com/gifs/1r8SQ468iAv4jC2XWS
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u/Super_Jay 16h ago
I'm genuinely starting to believe that this entire subreddit is propaganda for Big Bald. It's almost comical how common these massive transformations are.
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u/ButteryGirl56 17h ago
Even your sartorial choices caught a contact-glow up! Looks incredible and you left look like a new, stylish and much younger man! Hope it feels amazing! 👏👏🔥🔥
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u/CrashBangXD 17h ago
Jesus fucking Christ my guy, your self image should be fucking BOUNCING rn. You look amazing.
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u/cielitogirl 17h ago
I’m a hot girl and I’m telling you that you went from someone not even a little bit on my radar to someone who would catch my eye. HUGE improvement. Your wife really likes it, she isn’t just being nice
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u/PapiPatino 16h ago
Dude as a barber, you look 100% better!!! Jus keep the beard maintained and your solid homie!!
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u/Professional_Fig8137 17h ago
Start shaving your head. Especially now that it’s summertime. It will make you look 20 years younger and save you tens of thousands moving forward. You’ll be surprised how good it will look on you….. buy the right clippers or your head will break out like a palmagranit (Oster classic 76 clippers
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u/Shot_Needleworker149 16h ago
How was this ever a tough decision my man?! You look more refined. Lol! That’s wild
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u/mojoseven7 17h ago
A MILLION times better, dude.
I just wish they’d progress further on the efficacy of laser treatments, because I’d 100% get my head lasered so I didn’t have to deal with shaving it nonstop or it looking like hot garbage when I don’t shave it.
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u/Ambergreenie 17h ago
Yooooo, you went from used car salesman to “yeah, I’ll buy whatever you’re selling.”
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u/deletefac3 17h ago
I acknowledge that this is difficult for you, but respectfully, hot damn dude.