jasjes wrote:
Welcome to the board David. As dudebeard and ibruno said, patience is important for a young beard grower. I know you want a full and glorious beard right now, but that is not in the cards for you yet. You have a good start at your beard and it is ahead of many other 18 y/o guys so you should be happy about that. If you dwell on your beard deficiencies with frustration and hate, you will not have much fun growing... instead pick out a few things you like or that make you feel good and enjoy your beard journey. Here's a start for you as I see it.. chin, chin strap and even mustache in the one picture. Try to get positive and then get bearded. 

Very very well said. +1