JUST THROWING IT ALL AWAY

The song Throwing it All Away was one of the most well-known hits by the band Genesis. You probably know the loose guitar riff at the opening, before the silky-smooth voice of Phil Collins comes in, "Need I say I love you, need I say I care..."

I had my haircut at Luigi's the other day. It turns out that I've been throwing my hair all away, according to the nice lady who cut my hair. I figured since she is in the hair industry, and also because no one else has ever really given me any advice to combat losing my hair, I would listen to her tips. She probably knows more about hair than I do.

Apparently, I use too much shampoo (I should only use a dime size, when I usually have gone with close to a toonie size), I shouldn't use a lot of gel in my hair, I shouldn't be rub-drying my hair, and cool water is better than hot water for rinsing out shampoo. She also recommended that I get a creme to use rather than a gel.

Going bald is something I'm pretty scared of. There aren't a lot of things in life that I worry about, but this one, for whatever reason, really bothers me. I know that God designed me with this appearance specifically and intentionally, and He sees nothing wrong with it. He's more concerned about the inside anyway. But I sometimes struggle with the idea of losing my hair. Though most of the time I try to make light of it, it still gets to me at times.

If nothing else, I hope to get married before going bald. That way, I can prove to my kids that, yes, Daddy really did have hair at one point.