Growing Facial Hair Is Hard
Everybody’s beard-crazy these days, but some guys aren’t so lucky. Here’s an open letter from the poorly-bearded.
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Growing Facial Hair Is Hard
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4. We get it: Facial hair is SO IN right now.
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You can get away with just about anything these days, as long as it’s bushy and on your face.
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We all want to participate, but some of us just… can’t.
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But no matter what we do, we eventually have to accept reality.
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But growing a beard is hard, and downright impossible for some of us.
Sidney Crosby’s 8-week-old 2009 NHL playoff beard.
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And on top of bad genetics, we’ve got Beard Anxiety.
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From an early age, we’re presented with well-bearded role models.
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7. Men with legacies to aspire to and majestic facial hair to emulate.
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9. We spent our childhoods eagerly anticipating the day our faces would sprout lush, robust beards.
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We played dress up, hoping that we wouldn’t be one of the genetically unfortunate when the time came.
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10. One of our friends ALWAYS started growing a mustache unnaturally early.
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And a kick-ass goatee made ANYTHING work at prom.
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We wanted to sport a kick-ass goatee, or mustache, or ANYTHING, but couldn’t.
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11. When we hit our early 20s, we had waited long enough. Scruffy patchwork or not, we would HAVE. OUR. BEARDS.
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But as we got older, we realized that not all great men have to have epic beards.
The President has even admitted that he can’t grow a decent beard or mustache.
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12. Even some actors known for their tasteful stubble often go clean-shaven.
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And we’ve seen some goatees go VERY wrong…
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…as well as a mustache that should never have happened.
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13. And while we may lack the… “ruggedness” of this man:
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17. So enjoy your moment in the sun while it lasts, bearded guys.
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JonHaven360 5 months ago
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Derek Holland had a weak mustache. His fiance made him shave it off before the wedding. The first game he pitched after shaving he gave up 8 runs.
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lynne benoux 5 months agoMy husband shaved his beard off last week. I couldn’t look at him. Luckily it’s almost grown back. Yes, he has the beard power.
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shadypurple 5 months agoA lot of women prefer clean shaven men. Some women don’t like to kiss men with facial hair…itchy.
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