Your grandmother obviously didn't like your dad's beard, but your mum did (which is more important).

It always amazes me that MiL's never consider this aspect of things.

Great story, GoreWitch

yeah - it's a funny thing about women with beards.
oops - I mean about how they feel about them. (Not women who actually wear one.)

You get some that seem to absolutely hate them (no matter what) and those (seemingly rare few) who go for guys with beards (or facial hair.)

Over the years I've found finding out if a woman likes or hates beards (or facial hair) says a lot about what that woman is like.

..and the ones who say ' Hes got a beard - he must be hiding something..'
What's that about ?
(To my mind he's the way nature intended him to be ie natural.)

So does that mean bald people are the only ones who are completely honest ??

oops oops - I'm raving here. lol ..it's just an interesting thing - women with beards.

I think there is an `art' to wearing a beard.

Today, scruffy oinks just grow facial hair, but a man with a `true beard' has a style to it.

I admire a man who takes the time to shave properly and trim his beard each morning (although I can't imagine wanting to get up-close-and-personal with one. A man with a moustache put me off of kissing `hairy men' years ago!)

Hey - maybe it is as simple as that, gg.
ie prickly kissing puts some women off beards for life.

(.. so that's what all that squealing was about.)

I remember working with a chap with a beard. For some reason he shaved it of after about having it about 20 or more years.

Firstly when his daughter got up she didn't recognise him and tried to chase this "Strange Man" out of the house!

Secondly when he went to work (a driver with in a staff of around 60 drivers) one of his work mates said "Jesus, you're an ugly B*****D go home and grow it back!!"

Ha - Bryan. at least they noticed a remarkable difference.

As a young man I had my first attempt at growing a mustache. After some time I shaved it off. I went around to my sisters place, walked in and asked "Notice anything different?'

'No ? ..What?' she honestly replied.

Did my ego a heap of good.. made even worse by her laughter when I explained.

Nothing like a sibling to boost ones Ego!

Just had a call from a nephew. He turns 20 in a couple of days.

His friend in Australia has sent him a giant eraser with the words `for big mistakes' on it.

I should have known what the future held when my fiance gave me a steam iron for my 18th birthday. Yes, I married him.

@ Desi!!!

Ha ..sounds like 'a match made in heaven', Desi