I've recently discovered this very intriguing and oddly addictive forum when my regular corner of the internet, a Ford Mustang forum, had server issues. I was forced to venture out looking for other forums that peaked my interest - digital photography, scotch whisky and other automotive sites weren't quenching my vBulletin thirst when a friend directed me here. Since that first visit, I will now be adding wetshaving to a few other life changes that I have had recently.
You see, I am a new Dad with a wonderful 8 month old daughter at home, a lovely wife, a home mortgage and a pre-mid-life-crisis muscle car. I have advanced nicely in my career and I have made the switch to Carlsberg beer and aged Single Malts from Molson Canadian and Jack Daniels. My shoes are square toe, my suits are no longer 'off-the-rack' and I now have a DSLR camera. But for some reason I am still using the Quattro with a dab of Bath & Body Works hand foam and dreading the wait required before I can put on a shirt with a white collar.
After reading the thread by drandall entitled "Thoughts on the untimely death and quiet resurgence of manly rituals" I - like many others I'm sure - had a moment of clarity. Why rush my shave and waste time waiting for the spots to dry when I can enjoy this time with a proper pampering yet manly shave? I can fondly recall as a child sitting by the sink watching my father shave so why should my daughter have the same endearing experience but with the addition of pain and bloodshed?
I am a newbie to this and I have accepted that I too will go through the common learning curve but I am readily anticipating this final right of passage into adulthood ... fatherhood.
You see, I am a new Dad with a wonderful 8 month old daughter at home, a lovely wife, a home mortgage and a pre-mid-life-crisis muscle car. I have advanced nicely in my career and I have made the switch to Carlsberg beer and aged Single Malts from Molson Canadian and Jack Daniels. My shoes are square toe, my suits are no longer 'off-the-rack' and I now have a DSLR camera. But for some reason I am still using the Quattro with a dab of Bath & Body Works hand foam and dreading the wait required before I can put on a shirt with a white collar.
After reading the thread by drandall entitled "Thoughts on the untimely death and quiet resurgence of manly rituals" I - like many others I'm sure - had a moment of clarity. Why rush my shave and waste time waiting for the spots to dry when I can enjoy this time with a proper pampering yet manly shave? I can fondly recall as a child sitting by the sink watching my father shave so why should my daughter have the same endearing experience but with the addition of pain and bloodshed?
I am a newbie to this and I have accepted that I too will go through the common learning curve but I am readily anticipating this final right of passage into adulthood ... fatherhood.
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