Thursday, January 24, 2008

Embarrassing Facial Hair


At the age of 14, my oldest son is starting to grow a moustache. (Or, as his laugh-a-minute parents refer to it, a "dustache" or "fuzzstache.")

It may not look like much now, but he's already years ahead of his jokester father in the facial hair department. I didn't have anything comparable until I was out of college.

Strangely enough, I developed a beard long before my upper lip decided to get in the game. I walked around in public for quite a while with a full beard and no moustache whatsoever. Sure, I got my share of grief, but did I do anything about it? No, I did not.

Facial hair is facial hair, after all, and its psychological importance to a young man is immense.

Also, who wants to shave?

Laziness + male ego = "Yes, I know I look Amish. Thanks for noticing."