No more hair

I shaved my head this morning. Finally. After threatening to do so for probably six years, it's done. I've been waiting for Heather's blessing.

My hair has been thinning since my early twenties, so always knew this day would come. Heather has too. Every time I told her I'm ready, she'd tell me to it wasn't necessary. That I had more time. My hair wasn't as thin as a thought.

After my most recent haircut, I told her that 2025 is the year I buy a set of clippers and start "cutting my own hair." She simply responded with "ok," so I knew it was time.

I feel great. I feel like the blind kid who, after being an outsider in school, joins a school for the blind. I feel normal. I don't feel like I ever need to wear a hat to hide my thinning hair.

I think Heather helped me time it just right. She's a wonderful partner.