A Milestone17 Aug 2009 09:08 am
By The Wiz
You may have noticed a distinct lack of posts around here. I can only say…..nothing. I have no excuses. I mean, I was on vacation, but it’s not like there weren’t computers there. I could have blogged. But I didn’t.
However, I did have my sister lean over to me and say “You have a chin hair!” which she proceeded to grab and yank out of my face.
It was my first chin hair. I refuse to blame my age. I am totally calling the study and reporting it as a side effect. What do you think? Encourage my denial, please. When did you get a chin hair, if ever? I’m sure you’re all far too young and pretty to have such a thing.
Sisters. Whatever would we do without them?
Lucky you. I’ve had chin hairs forever. The worst was when a guy I was talking to back in my single days, stopped talking and totally pointed it out a long chin hair to me. Embarrassing. Plus, I couldn’t do anything about it right then.
Comment #1 by StrollerbladerAugust 17th, 2009 at 9:25 amUgh. I get them, and my tweezers are their instant enemy. HATE them.
And I have no excuse for not posting, either. I wasn’t even on vacation. Actually, I don’t even know what a vacation is.
Comment #2 by Tracy MAugust 17th, 2009 at 9:29 amYou *just* got a chin hair? man, lucky. I’m 26 and got my first one at 16. I now have 8 consistent spots on my chin where I get chin hairs and pluck them every other week (thank heavens they grow slowly!).
Comment #3 by EmilieAugust 17th, 2009 at 9:48 amI got a chin hair during the craziness of multiple miscarriages and D&Cs, my first and only. Definitely hormone related. Report it as a side effect, because they are seriously creepy.
Wow, we are now talking about chin hair. That must put us in some brand new blogger category.
Comment #4 by Heather O.August 17th, 2009 at 9:58 amHeck, I’m only 24 and I know I’ve had my two little dears for a few years now. Look on the bright side: now if someone asks, “Can I come in?” you can reply, “Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin!”
Comment #5 by CrystalAugust 17th, 2009 at 9:59 amOne lonely cheek hair appeared when I was 30ish.
Dh has multiple sprouting hairs on the tip of his nose. Um, those are worse. Honest.
We call all such freakish growths hag hairs.
Comment #6 by AhnaAugust 17th, 2009 at 10:54 amI’ve had chin hairs for a while and I’m only 26. I have a couple that are black and then I get gray ones too that I feel, but can’t see. They grow pretty slow for me.
Comment #7 by LaceyAugust 17th, 2009 at 11:19 amI think I need to go look in the mirror now and make sure they’re not back.
Thanks for the reminder.
My entire face has been covered by ‘peach fuzz’ for as long as I can remember. Sometimes I get random, really long hairs on my cheeks or chin (like 2 inches long!). I have noticed occasional random dark chin hairs for at least 10 years now, and I’m 31
I also still have horrible acne so I guess it’s the worst of both worlds.
Comment #8 by FoxyJAugust 17th, 2009 at 11:21 amI’ve had a chin hair since High School.
Comment #9 by flip flop mamaAugust 17th, 2009 at 11:32 amI’ve had chin hairs since puberty. I’m like FoxyJ and have always had peach fuzz all over, but I thought most women get occasional stray hairs on their lower face.
Comment #10 by StarfoxyAugust 17th, 2009 at 12:04 pmThough I will agree with you on the sister’s thing. Mine make a huge show of inspecting each other and me for hairs whenever we get together. That is a family tradition I could stand to live without.
My sis-in-law has so many facial hairs, she shaves. So what I get to see is black whiskers. We’re talkin upper lip, chin, side burns, everywhere. I think it’s gotta be hormonal as she’s pretty overweight. If she were my sister, we would have already had a convo about waxing, etc, but the “in-law” part makes it complicated.
So basically, it could be worse
Comment #11 by Not saying just in caseAugust 17th, 2009 at 12:25 pmFoxyJ, thank you for posting. My fiance once broke off our engagement and when pressed told me the reason he didn’t want to marry me was because I had a hairy face. Oh my holy frijoles. I’ve been intensely self conscious ever since, and rarely let my hubby touch my face now. (And now-hubby is the dumb boy who told me I had a hairy face. I gave him a second chance.)
I’ve been told I have a testosterone imbalance and that’s why my face is so hairy but really I think I’m just super lucky.
Comment #12 by KrisAugust 17th, 2009 at 12:27 pmI had a roomate in college who had facial hair. she took birth control to lessen it. Seriously… for an LDS single gal to be on BC was kinda awkward for her, but not as awkward as the facial hair.
Comment #13 by AprilliumAugust 17th, 2009 at 12:43 pmI have had chin hair forever, and I have a very (and I mean very) blond mustache. When the sunlight hits it just right it looks like a teenage boy trying to grow something. I was horrified when my father in law pointed it out (cuz he’s dumb like that), but then I gathered myself quickly and said, “well, you’ll still be ugly in the morning. I can wax this off right now”. He punched my shoulder… seriously though, he started it!
And for reals… it probably is the study.. I mean why not?
Comment #14 by SunshineAugust 17th, 2009 at 1:00 pmI get random chin hairs now and then. I pluck those babies out ASAP!
Comment #15 by Honey MommyAugust 17th, 2009 at 1:32 pmBeen on vacation too…
Comment #16 by Melissa McAugust 17th, 2009 at 2:05 pmI think women who say they don’t get chin hairs are either lying or else don’t own a mirror.
Comment #17 by AmyAugust 17th, 2009 at 2:14 pmI’ve never had chin hair. But I do have this one weird hair that grows out of my cheek just below the corner of my eye. Sometimes I forget about it for like months. Until my husband asks if I need a special curling iron for that.
Comment #18 by JustRandiAugust 17th, 2009 at 2:15 pmI asked my doctor about this- she said it’s hereditary, hormonal, and there is nothing you can do about it, for the most part. Only in the hormonal cases can they sometimes help.
Comment #19 by Tracy MAugust 17th, 2009 at 2:17 pmI went to visit my 90 year old neighbor shortly after she moved into a long-term care facility and the first thing she did was hand me the tweezers. It was a very funny moment, but I have had one white hair growing in the same spot ever since. I think she passed it on to me!
Comment #20 by LisaCAugust 17th, 2009 at 5:03 pmChin hairs…argh. I used to say that I didn’t go to BYU because of the rigid standards regarding facial hair…I just couldn’t conform. Now I’m pregnant with my biological first (the extra hormones have NOT helped) and my seven year old stepson–whom I love dearly but has the tact of a seven year old boy–frequently asks during bedtime hugs what scratched him (they may not be long, but they sure are abrasive). Time to spend some quality time with the tweezers…
Comment #21 by justicegirlAugust 17th, 2009 at 6:54 pmNever had a beard until I had children. Now I have a half dozen that required devoted attention every now and then. The mustache apparently is age-induced and it’s removal is a recent addition to my grooming experience. So looking forward to the resurrection.
Comment #22 by JamiAugust 17th, 2009 at 7:59 pmhalf a dozen hairs not beards
Comment #23 by JamiAugust 17th, 2009 at 8:00 pmI’d report it. I’ve only had one bizarre facial hair like this, and it was at the juncture of my nose and cheek and eye back when I was a teenager. Since I’ve never gotten one since plucking that one into obscurity, I’m sure it was hormonal, so if this isn’t something you’ve had previously, it’s worth mentioning since you’re fiddling with your hormones.
Comment #24 by FirebyrdAugust 17th, 2009 at 8:58 pmI hear you. Without my sisters I wouldn’t never survived college — who would’ve cooked all those roasts for me? Who would’ve held my hand while getting a tattoo? Who would’ve given me advice on becoming a Primary President? I love my sisters. I have two, therefore I’m doubly blessed.
Comment #25 by Terresa WellbornAugust 17th, 2009 at 10:45 pmNo chin hair yet, but the corners of my mouth get a little teensy stache now and then. I shave. I know my time is coming though, I remember seeing my mom shave her chin once.
Comment #26 by mormonhermitmomAugust 17th, 2009 at 11:44 pmPlease be sooo kind to those of us who have to shave every morning just to go out into public.
Comment #27 by TeresaAugust 18th, 2009 at 7:00 pmAt least I lucked out in the husband department…I shave side by side with him.
To be able to have just a few chin hairs! A dream!
I have a couple of hairs on my under chin that my husband and I call “mutant hairs.” My Mom has repeatedly told us that when she is old, she expects one of her kids or my dad to pluck her chin hairs. My husband has one mutant hair on his ear….that gets plucked…
Comment #28 by Katie EAugust 19th, 2009 at 3:50 pmI’m 36, and my teenage son and I are competing to see which one of us will need to shave daily first. I think I’m winning–or would that be losing?
Comment #29 by DeannaAugust 19th, 2009 at 6:27 pmWith the exception of numbers 12 & 27, this post and all the comments make me sad. I forget how abnormal I am. Boo-hoo. This is an old post, but I will post some facts anyway, since I happen to know them.
Hirsutism (being hairy where a girl doesn’t want to be hairy) can be a result of hormone levels or heredity or both. If it is a result of hormone levels, there are things they can do to help you. Birth control (specific kinds, not just any) sometimes helps. There’s a drug called spiralaldactone (I’m probably spelling it wrong) that can help quite a bit, I’ve heard. If this is your problem (clearly the Wiz with a single stray hair is not the person I’m talking to), you need to see an endocrinologist. If you can find a reproductive endocrinologist, that is probably the best.
Hirsutism is a common sign of polycystic ovary syndrome which often goes along with infertility and being overweight. Also, thinning on top of your head (hair where you don’t want it and not enough hair where you do, fun times!)
If you don’t have a hormonal imbalance, there’s not much they can do to help you.
Word of warning: If you are interested in seeing a doctor about hirsutism and any associated problems you might have, be very, very careful in how you explain your symptoms. You might want to have a carefully worded talk with the doctor about how he will code your complaint. The reason: Many insurance companies won’t pay for complaints they deem to be “cosmetic.” The blood tests for determining a hormonal imbalance are quite expensive. It isn’t a bill you want to be stuck with if you can help it. I paid about $400 last year. And I have great insurance (except when they deny my claim. Sigh).
Comment #30 by Pmom@Chocolateandgarlic.comAugust 23rd, 2009 at 8:46 pm