Posted by gman (other posts) on February 02, 2021 at 09:50:05 Previous Next
Hey my longhair brothers! Man, it’s been a long time since I last posted here. Well over a decade. I’ve been wanting to post here again for quite some time. I first joined this board back in 2006 when I was about 15 months into one of my grows. People here inspired me to keep growing my hair at a time when the awkward stage was driving me mad. After a while I went into lurker mode where I’ve stayed. I'm not a social media person nor post to message boards. This place has a special place in my heart, though. I'm embarking on another grow-out and felt it was time to participate again.
In the summer of 2010 I cut my long hair after growing for 5 years and only came here maybe a few times a year at most to read some posts. The past decade I’ve attempted to grow my hair out again a couple times, but life would happen such as getting new jobs and I’d cut it. I actually grew my hair out for 20 months between 2018-2020, but ended up cutting it last August since I lost my job and needed to look for another one. Enough hairs wouldn’t reach my ponytail and I didn’t want the state of my hair to prevent me from getting a job. For this cut I used my old clippers and gave myself a buzz down to 1 inch. I thought of you, Ken (in SF), and your Y2K buzz when I did this...ha! This is where I began when I grew my hair starting in 2005. That time I went 43 months before I got my first trim to even the length all around. That was actually the funnest grow I ever did...buzzing it and just letting it grow naturally for a few years+. This last grow I trimmed the sides and back at about 4 months in because I wasn’t planning on growing it long. Ultimately, I ended up letting it grow. What can I say...I don't like haircuts! I didn’t really like how it grew after the trim and wasn’t too upset when I buzzed it off. Currently, I’ve got just over 5 months of growth from the buzz and really want to let it grow out naturally again without trims. I’m still in-between jobs, but am hoping I land something soon before my hair starts to get really crazy (cowlicks...argh!!). The jobs I’m applying for should be longhair friendly, so I’m hopeful that growing my hair out won’t be a problem. I just don’t look forward to wearing hats everyday again during the awkward phase. But, it’s what will have to happen and it’s not forever.
Anyway, it’s good to see some of you “old-timers” still around. Ken, Hairball, DavidN, Jason, nuttidave, MarkS and others. Very cool! I hope you’re all doing good! I was bummed when I read that Bill passed away, though. I miss that guy and his awesome pictures and travel stories. I’ve enjoyed seeing all the progress pictures, etc. I’ve seen from the rest of you on this board. I’m glad to see men’s longhair is still happening. And, I look forward to being a LONG hair again, myself. I’m really glad the MLHH board has stuck around. The activity seems to have slowed down some compared to years ago. Still, I’m glad the board is still going. I was 33 when I first joined. I’m turning 48 this Spring. Crazy. I’ve posted a picture showing where my hair was a few months before I cut it in 2010. I’d like to get back to that length again. It’s the longest I’ve ever had my hair. The picture on the right was back in September a month after buzzing it. I’ll post some updates as the growth continues. Well, thanks for reading and good luck to everyone on your journey to longhairdom. I hope everybody is doing good and staying safe out there.
Till next time...
~Gman