Tom, when I saw the title of your thread, I assumed you found a bunch of cookie crumbs in your beard and the title was punny! I am surprised to see the truth of the titling. The three braid picture, I thought was awesome! I suppose everyone has their own idea of what it means to "grow up." There is no reason your needs to match up with anyone else's. You have proven your maturity many times over in your treatment of the members on this forum, and more importantly to me, in how you welcomed my son and I when we got to meet. You are successful in your profession, you seem to be an excellent husband and father, and you are respected by many in your two biggest hobbies (beard growing and orchid growing). I'm glad to hear you have more or less moved on from those comments.