Hair Jealousy
Watching Bon Jovi on SNL tonight has me wondering, “How did his hair stay so many years and where did mine go?” I know, it sounds shallow for me. I usually don’t care about my bald head, but to me it seems unfair that some guys get the grey and bald way later than others. I shouldn’t get too hung up, I mean my wife loves my head and I don’t think I look “old” per se because I’m bald on top. I just miss that feeling of having hair like Bon Jovi STILL has. The Bible says when we go to heaven we will have perfected bodies. I wonder if they will be full headed haired or if there will be a small shower cup in the heavenly shower with foamy and a bic?
Seriously though, if you’re in your mid twenties and starting to lose your hair (as I did) don’t sweat it. Take all your Bon Jovi CD’s and chuck ‘em. Then go out and buy everything REM recorded, incl. videos if you can. You’ll never get “hair jealous” watching Michael Stipe and you might just take that cap off more often. Rock on bald dudes.
(Look at this dude! It’s not fair I tell you!!!)
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I have hair issues too! Still I believe, "Even the very hairs on my head are numbered (those that are and those that aren’t)." Matthew 10:29-31
Ah, the typical male pattern baldness, there’s a possibility you can blame yours on your testosterone levels. As it increases hair growth on other parts of the body including the facial hair it can suppress the hair growth on the scalp.
Now if we look at your picture and look at that dude you got quite a bit more of a beard than he has, so perhaps you’re just more man than him when it comes to hormones :P.
Bon Jovi’s a strange breed anyway. I mean, look at him! He looks a gazillion times better today than he did in the 80’s.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Yours looks great. Isn’t WP the best!?! I’ll be back, I’m sure! ;)
@Rosemarie: As a man I could care less that I am bald. Of course, my post about jealousy is tongue-in-cheek. Women with thinning hair have it worse because society expects women to all have a full head of hair. I know that can really suck so good for you in giving it to God!
@Slevi: Since I started really losing it and hence shaving my head back in 1997 or so I studied and learned all about DHT, which is a testosterone name. It seems that is what does it. There is also an abundance of info out there saying it is 100% heredity and trying to stop it is futile. I guess I’ve resigned to that mode of thought. I can grow mine out but the sides grow too fast and I look like i have wings and it’s just bad! LOL
@Secret Agent Mama: I’ve grown to like Bon Jovi. My wife has played his tunes on family trips with me for the past 5 years so I have recognized there is some talent there in recording and songwriting. When I younger however (I graduated HS in 1987) all the people who like Bon Jovi were glam rock hair band people who i didn’t run with. I was more into punk, U2, The Alarm, etc. Edgy stuff.
Thanks for stopping over. I really like your paper layout and I can’t recall what i read but something on your blog impressed me enough to put you on my blogroll. I want you to know that breaks my personal rule to not add people until I have read them for a month ;) I have you on my reading schedule at Google Reader so WRITE GIRL WRITE!
I’m flattered! :D I’m trying to write more and more. Not having television helps in this. When we moved we decided to not have a cable hook-up. I think we are so much better for it.
Well be flatterred I like your fun blog. Watch TV though, it’s too much fun. Try "Pushing Daisies."
Damien—have you gone mad? Take all your Bon Jovi CD’s and chuck them? OMG!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
You made me laugh, though, because when I watched SNL I was wondering what the heck happened to Bon Jovi’s hair? Not crazy about the new ‘do!
And no worries about your hair…my hubby is follically challenged as well :) I think it’s kinda cute!
I had always taken my son to the salon with my daughters to get a haircut. Of course, he needs them more often than the girls do and my hubby was going to get a haircut and I asked him to take Danny with him because he was looking kind of shaggy. D was about 5 at the time and was pleading not to go.
When I asked why he told me he didn’t want a haircut like dad’s, he wanted hair left on the top of his head. LOL….that always cracks me up!
Jessica
LOL. Ok so keep the CD’s. Just put duct tape over his head. I knew I’d hear it from you on this one ;) Good SNL eh? What did you think of the performance?
Hey, i have become a very lazy commenter and have just been feed lurking, but this post made me laugh! (sorry).
I like the new theme, you don’t get to see it in google reader :P
just going through your saite i saw this post and could not control my laugh