i feel like a part of me is missing

[fishfinder401]

well....... tomorrow school starts and they have a no facial hair policy, so i had to shave my beard, i don't feel right, it is just wrong
anyone else felt this or is it just me
noel

[JW_Halverson]

Man up and shave it without water or soap using just a straight razor.  You'll be so happy it's over you won't even miss it.

[fishfinder401]

i already did, and i do miss it, it really does feel like part of me is gone

[bowtarist]

Your still there.  A true revolutionary works from the inside.  It'll grow back.  What kinda school you go to anyway?  Reason I don't shave is cause you always got to do it.  Go shoot your bow and forget about it. 

[fishfinder401]

i go to a catholic high school and once i graduate is coming back FOREVER
noel

[osage outlaw]

Sorry about your loss. 

I am growing my annual deer season beard right now.  I start at the beginning of Sept. and don't shave or trim it until I kill a buck. 

[fishfinder401]

in that case, i hope your beard stays nice and short

[gstoneberg]

I am growing my anual deer season beard right now.  I start at the beginning of Sept. and don't shave or trim it until I kill a buck.

Me too.  I've grown a beard each fall and shaved it off the next spring every year since 1978 (except for 1 year when I thought I wanted to be in marketing).  I started mine on Saturday.  I used to shave it off the first day over 75 when we lived up north.  Now, here in Texas I shave it off when it begins to get hot...usually in May.

George

[Justin Snyder]

I hate growing a beard, or in my case a goatee. After about 3 weeks I can't take it any more so I shave it.

[gstoneberg]

Takes about 4 weeks before it stops being itchy and starts to soften.  This spring I kept my beard into Summer because I thought I had a late Santa gig.  Did you know there is an organization of natural bearded Santa imitators?  Who knew?  They asked if I wanted to join.  Ha, I don't like playing Santa...but I can.   Anyway, when I was your age Noel I couldn't grow one. 

George

[criveraville]

I grew a beard this summer. June 20 - August 14. It was a Henry David Thoreau beard. I loved it. I looked mean with it on (says I). Anyway that last week in Aug I was up in Eureka, CO with my son on a church trip. My wife made me a deal. She said she would set my classroom up (I had to move halls and my room was a mess) if I would shave my beard. I agreed and when we pulled into town at 4:30 AM, she made me shave before I could go to bed 

[Wolf Watcher]

The good thing is you will always be able to grow a beard.  I am enough of an Indian that when I was first in the paratroopers I had NO facial hair!  The platoon Sgt would stand in the Latrine and watch to make sure everybody shaved before our daily run.  I would lather up and shave with a razor with no blade and I always wished I could grow a good beard.  Now that I am old, I think facial hair for me is a curse and my wife hates beards!  Go Figure! A/Ho Joe

[Eric Krewson]

Grew a beard in my 20s, looked like Grizzly Adams. I found it annoying and shaved it off after a few months.

At my age(63) I am afraid to grow one now. Some bozo hunter might mistake my snow white beard for the south end of a north bound deer and send a bullet my way.

This may sound far fetched reason to not grow a beard but you never know.

A former manager at the power plant I worked at was hunting on public land outside Chattanooga, dropped his pants to answer natures call, some idiot saw the white of his underwear, fired a shot at what he thought was a deer and killed the man. 
 

[hatcha]

Shoulda got your doc to give you a letter saying you need to have a beard cos you're prone to ingrown facial hair, so it needs to be kept long for medical reasons.

[osage outlaw]

in that case, i hope your beard stays nice and short

So does the wife.  With my luck, I will have a Patb beard before I get a buck.