My mum was right
 

Post here if you're about to shave the beard off.

I am. I didn't intend for it to get so big, but I've been ill for about a week and haven't felt like having a shave.

I often grow it for a couple of months and then regret it because it's such a pain (literally) to shave a beard off.

Did I ever tell you that you are the only poster who I have a crush on?

If this is true I may have just the antidote: I've discovered another disadvantage to having a beard. I've had a streaming nose the last couple of days and it gets stuck something awful in your moustache area:(.

yeh, I gotta lose mine. It's starting to itch and burn. :( + it doesn't suit any of my dresses anymore.

It is.
Love is partial, so I can do with the odd bit of hair sticking out.

just man it up and begin wearing flannel