goyangi, some great links in your signature, thank you.
Great plan getting the kids on board martinco, if you can't beat them, gang up on them!

Just an observation - I used to think that any given beard and its style was purely the choice of the man wearing it, but I'm realising through research and the sheer variety on display on this site alone, that a beard is as individual as the gentleman wearing it. You get what nature provides and all we are there for is to encourage them to be the best they can be, with a little guidance along the way. Maybe I'm doing this because I'm feeling broody!!

Of course, my beard isn't going to answer me back, huff and puff when I take it to 'interesting' places, or procrastinate over bedtime like you wouldn't believe. Maybe it's more like a dog that will follow you anywhere, a dependable companion, complementing your life, soothing to stroke care for, and talk to like they understand every word and knowing that they will never repeat it to a living soul.

Does anyone talk to their beard? Does it help them grow, like they say about house plants? Does anyone's beard look like a house plant?

Ok, so today I am off work sick and have too much time on my hands.