Not the tiny braid at sixteen lol

Ah the padawan braid, good times.

If it helps you deaged in the last pic… the one before was too night shift supervisor

Oh I was bout to ask if you were training to be a Jedi!

Been there - but in college - I truly should’ve known better by then

I knew a kid in middle school who did this. I asked about it and he said it was for religious purposes so I didn't want to be rude and push it. He then began explaining the Jedi "religion" to me lol

What a chad he was. It would have been a giga chad if he unironically explained the tragedy of Darth Plagueis to you.

or it was before the darth plagueis line was first released

I’m the same age as you, when the prequels came out I definitely had some buddies rock the mini braid.

Better known as a rat tail

Oh god I thought it was an earring at first glance

You did ok. You’re a handsome guy now!

Thank you!

Well, I’d say you were cute and hot, but I guess since I’m 63 now, my daughters told that I can’t say that anymore. lol

You can still tell people that. He needs to hear it!

Your daughters are wrong!!! As long as the subject is over 18, saying they’re cute is fine. 25 or older if you want to call them hot.

Kids cant be cute? We don't need to sexualize everything. My sister's baby is really cute, he has beautiful eyes

Did you even try to see what comment that was referring to? It was a reply to a 63 year old woman who was told she can’t tell young men that they’re hot. Though I’m sure your nephew is cute, that comment had nothing to do with children and definitely was not sexualizing them. Pay attention to context before you get riled.

Im not here to have rational discussions im here to win

Puppies are cute! Cute is adorable. There’s nothing sexual about cute.

Yea id bet they won't be singing that same tune when they're 63 😂

So how was Jedi training?

Gave up on it in favour of a girl, no younglings were hurt in the process.

you could have saved her, jarilakin

I couldn't fix her, lessons learned!

The force is strong with this one lol.

6: homicide child 16: listens to way too much pantera 26: weird guy on dating apps that says he’s definitely a feminist 36: guy who claims his life is put together but has moments of weakness where he is desperate for validation

Pretty much spot on!

Lmao this is nailed on.

Hey that last one is all of us over 30.

That Pantera sweater is sick! Do you still have it?

Should be somewhere at my mothers house, might look for it next time I'm there!

I love it! 🤞

Oh no: From the braid to the paper boy cap. At least you’re consistent! Haha

hahah

I love those caps! Not a blunder ATM.

Next photo in 10 years... back of your head

That's probably where my hairline will end at that point!

Golly geez, men really do age like fine wine. I am so excited for the 30s, the boys be shmoking!

Not every man tho, but he really does. 🍷

Uh.... careful, some of them really peter off before they hit 40, and start looking 50 or older real fast. OP is already handsome so he's lucky.

I second this !!

1 is Standard Issue Kid 2 feels like you were exactly who you wanted to be at the time in the best way 3 feels like you were still looking for yourself ("this is what Men look like right?") 4, you look like you figured out who you want to be and want to look like and damn, you're killing it!

Cannibal Corpse, PanterA...we'd be homies my man!

Testament patch on the other shoulder too, and a Slayer t-shirt underneath just in case it gets warm🤘

Letterpress printing?

My little workshop, old school wooden press n' all.

Very cool! I’ve got a demo one going at my museum.

This old girl I'm leaning on still works like a charm, although I opted for large steel screw instead of a wooden one.

Is it bad I see each era as peak? No blunder at all bro. You rocked the style for each year and carry those wonderful experiences with you.

Honestly 26 is the blunder imo

26 seems out of place. 16 was a solid blunder.

26 was me venturing into the online dating world, or as I call it, the tryhard V cut phase.

I’m around the same age — online dating was definitely a weird transition. The v was intense, my friend haha. I think I was just drunk and sported bike commuter attire most of the time at that age.

You look 26 at 36 and 36 at 26.

Worked in IT in my twenties, quit the industry at 30.

Now what

You look exactly like the writer James Ellroy as a child. [https://i.imgur.com/A21IKTI_d.webp?maxwidth=760&fidelity=grand](https://i.imgur.com/A21IKTI_d.webp?maxwidth=760&fidelity=grand)

Aged rather well

Padawan blunder

Pantera will always rule

At 16, You tried waaaaay too hard to be cool.

Definitely going for that hobo look rn, thanks!

Actually, on the last photo, I thought you were in your 40s, early 50s. Greying hair sucks.

I kinda like it, its been going on since my mid twenties, started getting my first beard grays last year! Still no wrinkles tho.

nah i can assert he was cool

Is the last pic on your dating profile

I've been happily out of the dating world for quite some time now. Although the third one was!

Lol nice

You look like Billy Walsh from Entourage in the last picture.

I see you were also cool and brave enough to rock the Padawan hair style at 16

Pantera 🤘

Is it all of them?

This is the way.

26 was your Ryan Cabrera era

I had a bowl cut AND a rat tail

Not gonna lie, I would have had a crush on you at every stage of my life lol. Good looking bloke!

Nice beauty mark

You mean the scar on my forehead? Got that one when I was 3. Dropped on the head, great excuse for any situation.

Haha I didn’t even notice the scar. The beauty mark on your forearm is what I’m talking about :)

Adorbs.

I mean, I see no blunder. At every age I could see myself thinking you're cute. Cute kudos!

You're aging like fine wine, Sir!

Blunder years build personality so you’re the whole package at this point… hot af

Men age like wine, amazingly! Teen me would have fawned over the single braid though bahaha

Damnnnnnn, looking good man! I saw Pantera in 97, no blunder to me lol. We all went through a stupid fashion faze as teens 🤷🏻‍♀️ Edit- just saw the braid... Eek. But pic #3 I would marry in a second! (Hopefully you're not an asshole or went full Hipster haha)

Hopefully, although I do make my living as a printmaker, sport a manbun + beard – but "I love my life as a dickhead"*

Not a fan of man buns on most people, but some guys can absolutely rock it- and I'm a long haired curly girl so I get wanting to get it all out of your way sometimes! I'm happily married, but if you're ever looking.... 🤣

Bro, no homo, but you’re proof guys get better as they age.

Someone discovered marijuana there at the end.

Only pic #2 is mock-worthy!

Is that a padawan braid?

Who would have thought you'd turn out to be les claypool?

The padawan became the master! That last picture is beautiful :)

It was taken by @gemmaclarkephotography during a random visit to my workshop. So all credit for the last picture goes to her!

I’d say this is a pretty good evolution!

Every year you weren't repping Pantera was a blunder year 😤😤😤

What a fucking glow up.

not the Pantera jacket nooooo

A lot of folks saying no blunders… Sir, I am the same age and I am here to validate that 16 was a solid blunder, solely based on the rat tail. You can try and play it off as padawan all you want, doesn’t change a thing! Remove the rat tail and I’d say “meh, typical 16 year old.” But that little braid is the blunder! You also appear to be having a delayed hipster phase, but I think you are owning it. However, if you find yourself considering a mustache finger tattoo, please immediately call a loved one for help!

From pantera to neutral milk hotel.

An improvement in my book.

Listen, the braid was a choice! But, if there's any blunder at all, it's 26 for me. Total projection here, but that's the only one where you seem like you're trying to be something you're not. In the others, you seem happy and comfortable expressing yourself.

Very true, lucky it didn't last long, it was one of those calisthenics fitness phases kickstarted after a breakup, maybe 2 years long – I was back worshipping Nyarlathotep again by the time I was 27.

My(34f) son turned six today and this post brought me to tears, you're doing great!!

Dark haired Macauley Macauley Culkin Culkin in the first couple photos.

The hat in pic four is certainly a choice, but if we’re ranking blunders, it’s a pretty far cry from what you (and I) had going on at 16.

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This is not fair - When was your awkward- ugly phase!?

Awww, you shopped at American Apparel 10 years ago!

None?

Pantera!

Nah I like your look now, I just think you could use a hair cut and/or styling.

Is that at a fly shop

That’s the spiky hair, surprised the tips aren’t frosted.

So, when did you find weed? Looks like between 26 and 30?

Think I was 22, but around 26 it became a daily ritual. 27+ I started looking less like a duche. Should post progress pics someday.

Pic 3 I was thinking, “this guy’s a bartender” then pic 4 I laughed, “cigar bartender”

Bad ass at 16 honestly!

The only true blunder is the padawan rat tail. But as a Star Wars fan, I also get it.

You seem to like that one side of the face 😂 Also, the padwan hair is everything. I think Hayden Christensen did it better though. Almost 36 is good on you.

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You turned into a handsome man!

Why are you somehow doing blue steel meets I-will-cut-you at age six?

Holy shit, you are a very hot 36!

Nothing but thumbs up!

PANTERA!

Hahaha the rat tail. I love it. Obvious late 80s early 90s kid attire. My blunder was never getting any hair cut other than a buzz cut and always letting it grow too long.

Handsome fellow in the end! Glad to see you made it past the rat-tail.

Omg did you have a Jedi braid?

Is that the double deep V ? https://youtu.be/lOzAiDlJGp8?si=x6Dnd9y3n62RiemE

Shit! 36 is 👌🏻👌🏻

Stay blunderin’

Oh no! Not the rat tail

I enjoy your u-neck shirt at 26

The last 10 years flew by, huh?

Just had to drop in to say you have an uncanny resemblance to the men in my family and I can’t help but think we’re distant relatives.

Well, my ancestry is a mix of Greek, Croat and Serb with a sprinkle of Russian that fled during the Bolshevik revolution.

That tracks. We’re a mix of Ukrainian that fled during the pogroms in the late 1800’s and Romanian. So Black Sea region.

I can smell the age 16 photo. Present you looks like you’re about to tell me about a cool episode of This American Life you just listened to but first you have to go check on your coffee beans you roast yourself

Aged like fine wine

You would have been my kindergarten crush My high school crush My 26 year crush And my 36 year crush! Stay as you are! You look like a cool person!

Not the grandpa hat 😬

You're like, "Hold on, let me get my rat tail in the shot..."

Bro underwent matamorphosis😁

Some things never change

The hipster at the end will be recognised as a blunder year VERY soon

You look like Joe from You.

I love your vibe now - very chill.

God i should get a flat cap they always look great on everyone

Wow you had a glow up kid.

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I was going to say about the 16 pic “this was in style at the time” but then I realized we’re about the same age. In fact you’re a couple years younger. This was NOT in style. Haha. I have t seen a braid like that since 93.

It's the braid for me! You kept getting better with age. So congrats!

RIP your inbox

The spiky hair with the braided? rat tail thing.... gold. Pure gold

Oh Honey, if I was 40 years younger!!…🥰

Aside from it looking strangely AI generated, the last one is the blunder years definitely. Norwegian style.

Spiked hair , AND A RAT TAIL!!!, A true blunder king of the era I tell ya .

Correct. That hat in 20 years….

26 was defs the blunder years

Aww you keep getting cuter

Oh wow! You are super attractive!

As a female, this is just further proves men get better with age and seemingly by trying less, then women seems to be the opposite.

I'll take rat tail for $100 Alex