They're taking over. I'm too young to dye. No cap, rizzlers.

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[–] 63 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The future is now, old man.

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  • [–] [S] 27 points 11 months ago (2 children)
  • [–] 26 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Don't be scared.

    You'll be making inappropriate jokes with nomenclature that is no longer acceptable and being blamed for the the ills of the world in no time, as I blamed those before me and they blamed those before them. You won't even notice when the switch happens either. It's painless.

    You'll still listen to and enjoy the outrageous rebellious music of your teenage years well beyond the time you're the one warning the younger about the perils of rebellion, excess and even defending aspects of the system you swore you'd never become a part of.

    This might come in handy too

    Oh, you thought I was young? Sorry, was just having a little fun.

    Life is a beautiful thing. Don't let its fleeting nature get in the way of you enjoying it to the fullest. Look at it this way: Right now, you're the youngest you'll ever be ever again. If that has some white hairs here and there, who cares?

    Have a great weekend, grandpa. ;)

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  • [–] [S] 14 points 11 months ago

    Thank you for these words, great-grand pa-pa. Truly.

    My lady girl likes em so I'm alright with it. Just hope it comes in salt and pepper, not saaaaaaaalt and ppr.

    It is true though. I listen to my Yellowcard, Silverstein, and of course JT, religiously. I cannot understand skibidi, and I don't want to (I'm sorry if that makes me Ohio, my Z/A friends). I'm not so young that I don't love a good Simpson meme either. I appreciate ya.

    Take it easy, and I hope you have a good one too!

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  • [–] 32 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    Good lord. You have a full head of hair. Literally shut up.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah I got lucky there. My dad has a full head and my grandfather on my mom's side did too.

    I still stress over losing it though, much more than being gray (fiancee wants it).

    I can't pull off the bald look like a lot of guys can, so I'm getting plugs if it comes to it. I still got time to lose it all 😂

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I've always heard that baldness primarily comes from the mother.

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  • [–] [S] 30 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    This was supposed to be people clowning on me but all I got was a bunch of nice people telling me to live life to the fullest 😭😭

    You turned my shitpost into a feelspost.

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  • [–] [S] 27 points 11 months ago

    Aight I'm old you got me

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  • [–] 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    How do you not have crows feet - Christ your skin is smooth - I would take grey over looking like Ed Harris's ball sack (like I do)

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

    My main tip is to never see the Sun.

    Thank you though. That means a lot. I fucked myself for a while by popping bumps when I was younger so I stopped that shit and just started moisturizing occasionally.

    Also I don't really wash my face in the shower, just rinse. Idk if that means anything. I don't follow a regimen.

    You should've seen my mom when she was my age. Super beautiful. I look like a Hobbit in comparison.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    I believe it's the sun and good genetics. I've got decent genetics (I think?) but I worked outside all of my 20s and 30s. I used sunscreen religiously but squinting (due to sun) and the like also plays a role. It's hard to remember to reapply in the middle of a 12 hr day, when there's work that needs to be done.

    I'm exaggerating how wrinkled I am, but I definitely got crows feet and forehead wrinkles.

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  • [–] 14 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    At least your greys are in a respectable place, mine have started coming in in my left eyebrow and so far, nowhere else. I'd love some dashing streaks of grey at my hairline or temples, no one mistakes that for lint or a cobweb.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I got em coming in everywhere, and don't worry I'm sure I'll look like Jim Carrey in A Series of Unfortunate Events soon. My ears and nose hairs are out of control after a day or two.

    I'm sure you're dashing, my man. We're our own worst critics, and I'm no exception.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

    You're catname person from piefed, though. I'm sure that even if you had two caterpillars in deadly battle as eyebrows people would give you a pass. idk if it's your unique username or what, but I've seen your comments in the communities I frequent and have a high opinion about you.

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago

    You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old. Stay in touch with younger people, and don't be afraid to make friends with younger people (within reason - stick to 20 or older). Don't make fun of current slang, you had yours at that age too. Learn it even if you don't use it yourself. Don't fall into the trap of "the only good music was my generation's", always look for new music to like, even if it's individual songs instead of whole artists.

    Keep taking care of your appearance. Even if you go full gray in the future, if you make a point to look at least good, you're ahead of a lot of people of all ages.

    And remember - gray hair isn't an embarrassment, every single one is a testament that no one and nothing in life has been able to kill you yet. The more you have, the more it testifies that you are hard to kill. 😁

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    bruh gray hair is sexy the fuck you on about?

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    Unironically, I get this a lot.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Must be nice lmfao, no one ever compliments me. You gotta be a really good looking dude to get one.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    Oh, I'm just a very average gay. Gay men aren't as shy about complimenting each other. 😅 But anyway, just so you know, a lot of people are into the salt & pepper look. I say wear it with pride.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago

    Oh trust me, I know. I've been complimented maybe 4-5 times in my life, and 3 of those times have been gay men.

    If a gay guy says something then that's how I know I'm doing something right. Badge of honor.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Hey man, at least you have hair. I've been losing mine since I was 16.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    Oh yeah... he's a goner!

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    I been too old for over half my life. Sorry for your loss. I'll mail a walker and some Ensure shakes your way. See you at bingo tonight

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Sir this is Lemmy not twitch

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    You're never too young to dye.

    In fact, fuck societal norms, go crazy, try some funky colours! Do a half-length bleach to platinum blonde, add a green or turquoise strip, do frosted tips but instead of keeping them blonde, dye em copper red... The world's your oyster.

    Or just keep the gray patches, chicks dig it.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago
    1. Beard has been going white for a decade or more.
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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    Greetings, fellow geezer! Let's have a brewski on the porch and yell at kids to get off our lawn.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Found my first grey hair when I was 16. Since then, multiple GFs have found the occasional grey hair. I'm 45, and weirdly my hair keeps getting darker. Used to be a platinum blonde, turned sandy blonde, and now it would be called brown.....

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago

    Standing around the smoke hole at work when I was 28; One of girls, "Hold still." YOINK Handed me a long white hair, I just stared at it in shock.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    It's not over til you find gray pubes!

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I am 23 and apparently have some gray hairs next to my ears. Dont know why

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    I get these long white hairs that my family would call "cat whiskers". I have two on my forehead and they can grow to be like 2 inches, it's pretty nuts. Terminal Hair, I think? My fiancee has them too.

    Could it be that?

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    One thing I wish someone would have talked at me about more often in relation to getting older... You already have problems you're probably not paying enough attention to that you should look at now.

    Does your neck always hurt in a weird way when you get up? Mole that you were looking at one day and it doesn't look quite right? Maybe you just started feeling a weird feeling in some part of your body and it never got worse so you just got used to ignoring it?

    You're getting to the point where those tend to start escalating. Take inventory and get them checked out.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    In case anyone needs to hear this — when blood and mucus start coming out your butt, you need to go to the gastroenterologist. Don't believe your primary care physician who says it's probably IBS and therefore untreatable and not worth worrying about. It was ulcerative colitis for me, and they have treatments that let you live your life without being tethered to the bathroom.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    Embrace it. When I started getting greys, I thought I was going to have a more difficult time getting the attention I wanted. If anything, it's been the opposite. Good luck out there.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Welcome to 30 unc

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    Hello old man!!

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    [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Time to find the young women with daddy issues.

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    [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    Officially an Old™

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    Oh damn, Ludwig is getting old

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  • [–] -3 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

    Maybe it’s because you talk like a brain rot 12 year old?

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