"Growing Forehead" is Nice-Talk for Going Bald

As The Professional and her beloved friends grow older, she truly believes that they are also getting better. Gone are the days of being clueless doll-babies. Gone are the days of being broke college students. The Professional and her peoples are grown-ass adults, living footloose & fancy-free fabulous lives--lives that are simply awesome.

However, though few and far between, there are some drawbacks to maturing. While The Professional was carded at a rated "R" movie as recently as last year, not all of her friends are blessed with the same babyfaced looks. And though she could go on for several paragraphs about the woes of the ways that women age, today's post is actually dedicated to the men-folk. The Professional regretfully acknowledges that some of you have a serious situation at hand (or rather, a little higher): You're growing forehead.

The Professional sees you fighting it.

She knows that the baseball cap is for much more than just style or team spirit these days. She understands why you went razor-clean bald. Your hairline has slowly creeped back-back-back, and to your horror, there was little you could do about it. You might have been shocked & appalled when it first started happening--you may have even mistakenly thought that because you are a person of color, you don't run the risk of such style suicide. But it snuck up on you, and before you knew it your forehead was way taller than you (and everyone else) remembered.

Today The Professional pours out a lil' liquor for the hairlines of many a good man. You all undoubtedly had some really good times with that full head of hair, but manhood has called--insisting that you press on through this difficult rite of passage. For those that have transitioned: She respects your gangster.

And to the gentlemen who are desperately holding on to an ever heightening hairline, The Professional offers this gentle encouragement: Let it go, dear friend. Preserve your fresh by immediately making the necessary hairstyle change. Nobody thinks hairlines-on-the-run or thinning patches are sexy. You'll do yourself a solid by accepting, then adjusting. Easier said than done, sure. But advice you definitely must take.

A moment of silence for the lost hairlines of our loved ones....

God bless.