Perhaps others in your life will take inspiration and start growing out too. Someone has to be the first.
You're not an outsider here and I'm sure you won't seen as an outsider by friends/family, just as a man with a very nice beard that suits him perfectly.

Growing a beard is a marathon, not a sprint. IrishDan's beard growing journey


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