So, if my husband wants to revive his thinning hair, he should shave it? I'm sorry, but science just doesn't support any of that. It may be something that you have observed, but there's nothing to back it up except for old wives tales. Hair that grows back may appear darker because it has not been lightened by the sun or, over time, it might darken due to age (blondes often darken to brunettes regardless of hair shaving).

Yes, it's from shaving. But for fine hair, like most women have on their faces, it's not really noticeable.

DO help her, though (I know you already said you would). I wish my mother would have addressed my fuzziness when I was a child. I spent many years self conscious about it and there was an easy solution to my problem. BTW, I also shave my arms. :laugh: People are always shocked to hear that. I've been doing it for probably 15 years. The hair still grows back blonde and just as thick as always. My arms were SO embarrassing to me as a teenager. I wish I would have known that shaving them was really no big deal.

I'm trying hard not to be offended. ;) There are all different types of hair. If you are the kind of woman who grows dark, coarse facial hair, of COURSE you will experience some weirdness like 5 o'clock shadow. But it's not CAUSED by the shaving. It's caused by genetics or a medical condition or whatever. You'll still have issues with regrowth if you pluck or thread or wax, it will just take a bit longer. Coarse, dark hair is ideal for lazer hair removal. As someone of Italian descent, I'm pretty familiar with hair removal. I'm grateful that my hair is, for the most part, blonde. But blonde hair still looks fuzzy on my face and looks even worse after applying makeup, imo.

This thread makes me laugh. For those of you who believe that the hair actually CHANGES after being shaved, please explain. How is it possible? All that is done is the hair is cut. Does the hair on your head grow back thicker/darker/quicker when it's cut? Of course not, because you are cutting something that is not living. Can a teenage boy hasten the growth of his facial hair by shaving? Of course not! I have two right now who only grow peach fuzz. They shave it because they don't like it, but it definitely isn't changed. Puberty and age will darken and thicken their facial hair. I am someone who does not have coarse or dark facial hair. I have blonde, light, fuzz. When it grows back, it's blonde light fuzz. It's not coarse like a man, because it's thin fine hair. I can't do laser hair removal because it's blonde. You can only get dark hair removed that way. I don't do waxing because I'm getting older and waxing pulls and tugs on skin in a way that makes me uncomfortable. I have read that waxing can damage skin. Threading? Well, I do get my eyebrows threaded. I can't even imaging getting my face threaded. Holy smokes. Anyway, I assure you that my face looks great. I don't have a 5 o'clock shadow. Kissing me won't result in cringing. :laugh: BTW, I thought I read in here someone saying that plucking can cause hair to grow back darker/coarser/more quickly. That's also not true. Repeated plucking/threading/waxing can actually kill the hair follicule so hair can no longer grow out of it. I worry about getting my daughter's eyebrows threaded (she gets hers done about once a month or so) because I'm unsure of eyebrow style in the future. I'd hate to have her find herself unable to grow a unibrow...if ever they come into vogue. ;) She's taking her chances and going light on the shaping for now.

I use an electric razor. Waxing would leave a rash on me and I also don't like rashes. ;)

I shave my own upper lip all the time. No big deal. My daughter (11) does her own occasionally. It's an easy way to get rid of fuzz. I don't like fuzz. :)

The same goes for when my kids are invited to a movie.

I get this to a point, but if I am invited by a friend to the movie, I expect to pay my own way.

Yep. Sometimes I pay and sometimes I don't. Usually I'll pay if I've invited a child. If a child asks to be invited, I'll sometimes ask him to pay. This actually happened today. My daughter had a cheer competition. It's $15 for a kid admission, plus food. My son wanted to bring a friend. I ok'd it with the request that the kid pay his own way.

Ugh. I'm just not really a fan of large weddings. I prefer only receiving invitations from people who I know well enough to know what they really need/want without them pointing it out to me. Does that make sense? And I personally would never want someone to feel badly if, for whatever reason, they were unable to bring a gift for me. Honestly, I feel uncomfortable with accepting gifts anyway. I don't like people to feel like it's required. When I invite people it's for their company, not their gifts.

YES! I was going to post about a school where my son played a basketball game. The cafeteria had a name...the Keithly Kolts Kafe. Idioitic.

I think you should be careful when assuming that a large family will equal large and festive holiday gatherings. I come from a large family and I know that my mother has been devastated by the lack of family gatherings that her children (my siblings) choose to participate in. Make a happy life, with or without a large family, because you just don't know what the future holds. :)

You guys make it sound terrible. :laugh: My husband always brings a small surprise to our daughter for V-day and nothing for the boys. I always get treats for everyone. But, it's become a dad/daughter tradition and it's sweet...or so I thought. ;)

I think because they consider a student in 9th grade as soon as 8th grade is finished.

Hmmmm...our district allows rising 9th graders to take summer school classes for high school credit.

:( This is such a horrible story. And so close to me that you wouldn't even believe it. My son and I were at the grocery store this afternoon and saw the smoke from the fire while we walked in. So sad. And so devastating to our community. :( I wonder if there is information about Susan that is about to be released or found.

I'm so sorry. I'm also a surviver of sibling suicide, it's very difficult to deal with. :(

My kids all have phones. Probably my oldest was the only one who didn't have one by 12. They are fairly inexpensive and make my life easier. Sooo...they have them. My daughter got hers when she was 10, but it was because we confiscated our oldest son's phone when he turned 18 and didn't feel the need to follow rules or pay for his own phone. She's about to turn 11 and her social life is much enhanced by having a phone to text her friends with, so it makes me happy that she gets to have one. :D

My son's comment after the match that he lost was, "She's so SLIPPERY!" LOL! Poor kid.

I actually have some experience with this. My son wrestled last year for a junior high wrestling team. He was in 7th grade and a first year wrestler. He ended up having to wrestle a girl, and LOST due to points. I really thought it would be a huge deal and he would have to add Lost to a GIRL to his list of strange things (including being homeschooled ;) ), but the boys were GREAT to him. They understood, they were kind, they laughed it off. The girl was gracious and darling (it was also her first ever win). He wrestled her again in the season and it was quite obvious that he was stronger and more skilled than her...I believe it was horror that caused the previous loss because he had never even touched a girl before. Anyway, I'd rather he not wrestle girls just because it's pretty intense, but he handled it fine and, had he not decided to quit wrestling, I'm sure he'd handle it maturely any time it came up. He wrestled 104 last year and 120 this year, so lots of girls in his weight class. Luckily for him, he only had to wrestle the one girl, though.:D

I downloaded it from iTunes, but I think that's the only way it's available right now. It should be out on DVD/bluray soon.

I absolutely adored Moneyball. It's funny and sweet and had my husband and I both in tears. :laugh: "It's hard not to be romantic about baseball." :D

Well, I'm not usually a fan, but I would not say anything if my adult child had one. Not that he'd really care what I thought anyway. ;)

Yes. :)