My 15 Year Old is Losing His Hair!

[The Amish Tyrant]

For what it's worth, I went to high school with a classmate who was balding. The primary reason he got made fun of was the classmate was an asshole. Fortunately, we were allowed to wear hats and I'm guessing he would have faired better if he weren't a jackass.

Kids can be brutal to each other, but the response (especially the initial one) is clutch.

For example, I've had moles on my face since elementary school and don't even notice them in the mirror. The few times classmates poked fun, the response was something like "well the moles aren't going anywhere and I may be ugly but it's fixable. You're dumb and that can't be fixed."

Of course it helped being a larger American, so my size may have deterred some comments. But at the end of the day (even today), I realize I may be fat and ugly and don't need others to point it out. In other words, I realize the issue, let's move on.

A quick wit and sense of humor will take you far.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I went to high school with a guy who lost most of his hair by the time he was 15. There was good nature ribbing and he seemed to take it well. It was a non event for the most part.

 

[bullet08]

Have him take a trimmer and start a shaved head challenge for some good cause. After that, he can just shave it and no one will question it.

 

[AcesAndEights]

I was 16 or 17 when mine started going. Told myself it was because I had a football helmet on so much. That wasn’t it. I finally gave in and shaved it when I was 20. I’ve continued shaving to the present day. Most convenient hair style ever.

 

[NC TX ID pipeman]

is he watching a lot of politics?People are loosing hair over it...or Covid restrictions,face masks at schools,vaccination etc...Today's everyday life is so stressfull for a lot of people and kids

 

[PoplarWight]

That's tough at that age, but it seems to be happening more frequently these days.

You might look into Dr. Ray Peat's thyroid health advice (not a magic bullet and people tend to glom onto his advice like a cult, but he generally has good advice). It's possible that he has some kind of imbalance like high cortisol that is reversible with a change of exercise and diet, even if genetic it may be reversible in the short term.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Have a father son head shaving. Neither my son (age 7) nor I are balding but one day a couple of years ago I was cutting his hair and when finished he proclaimed, "Next!" He wanted to trim my hair. In a matter of seconds I went from belt length hair to a military buzz and loved it!

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Been giving my son buzz cuts due to having tubes in his ears and trying to keep water out of them. He's four. Today after trimming his hair, he looks at me and says, "Next"! "Me"? "Uh-huh"! I love it! :rofl:

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[condorlover1]

Youth baldness is not as unusual as you may think. The well known British actor Lionel Jeffries started playing middle aged men in his early 20s due to hair loss. I would elaborate on the benefits of baldness. The money saved on haircuts over a 5 year period would give him a much nicer bike/car than peers in his age group. I am also led to believe by my wife that bald or clean headed men are far more desirable as it is seen as a symbol of vitality. Good luck with everything!

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

I remember wanting to be taller, smarter, less hairy, in HS. Over time we mature and learn to appreciate who we are on the outside and begin to focus on who we are on the inside. I'd rather be around a kind person than a jerk.

 

[Laurent]

Two of my uncles were pretty bald by 21. I started receding in my twenties. Either way, welcome to the club of sexy bald men!

 

[hawky454]

Watch out papa, he going to attract more mature women. Mature ladies dig a man that owns his baldness and a man that owns “it” usually prefers a mature gal. This doesn’t have to be a bad thing for your son.

 

[Bengel]

bald or clean headed men are far more desirable as it is seen as a symbol of vitality

Yea, I believe “if you want to wast hormones growing hair, have at it”?

 

[Grangerous]

It’s not an issue of other people’s acceptance. It’s a matter of him accepting it. —No easy task while in school where any dramatic change will be significant to him.

But that fact is when new people meet him for the first time, there’ll be no issue. There are a surprising number of women that like the shaved look with a bit of facial hair.

Just as our tastes in women range from tall to short to thick to thin, blonde, brunette, redhead etc etc. — women are the same way.

So whatever your son’s physical appearance, there will always be women who’ll find him attractive.

Support him through this tough time and he’ll be better than fine on the other side.

On edit. — Don’t let him try to be the first man in history to make a comb-over work. Women appreciate a man with confidence enough to shave it all off. It’s a dominant trait—women notice confidence.

 

[condorlover1]

Comb overs are a non starter....

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

At this rate I'm probably going to die with a full head of hair and I'm also going to need it.

 

[Grangerous]

At this rate I'm probably going to die with a full head of hair and I'm also going to need it.

I met a fella my age with a full head of thick hair, like Ronald Reagan had and I asked him his secret. He said, “clean living, no alcohol, moderate sex life, in bed by 9pm…”. I stopped him right there and said “I’d rather be bald”

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Two of my uncles were pretty bald by 21. I started receding in my twenties. Either way, welcome to the club of sexy bald men!
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Are they all analrapists?

 

[Laurent]

Are they all analrapists?

Lol what?!

 

[anotherbob]

better then losing his mind.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Lol what?!