#beardswithstories

“I never had a chance to when I was growing up due to the different jobs I had in hotels and restaurants. Then I was in Chicago and I just kind of started growing one and it started coming in without me really paying attention to it, and then some people told me it looked good so I just kept it there. Then more people told me it looked even better and so then I just kept it. And now it’s never going away ever again.”

“I decided to grow a beard because I’d never shaved in my entire life. When I quit my job I’d never shaved. And that’s the god-honest truth. In my entire life I’ve never shaved. I just started growing a beard when I was 36-years-old.”

"I grew this because I wasn't around a razor for the past two months."

"I always had fun with it ever since I was 15 or 16 and I could start doing things with facial hair. I started shaving when I was 13 or 14 maybe and then just kept it down, tried to make it look clean and then and let it go and said, 'oh what the heck? Let’s do it!' I just let it grow out and get big and bushy and then I have some fun with it and keep that style for a while, and then I’ll do a clean shave for my birthday or my mom’s birthday or something like that and then start fresh. And this particular style, I don’t know, I was just in the mood for something different so I’m gonna give it a shot. I also have a shower curtain that has a bunch of different styles so that gives me inspiration as well"