I can't remember if it was on Blonde that I discussed this topic or not. I know I have talked about this before, but I forget when or where. Images of Circus performers come to mind, but I am not sure if that is connected to baldness or it is just thoughts invading my mind because I am strange
Anyway, I wondered if baldness is passed down from a person Mother's or Fathers side of the Family?
An old Lady made a comment about the crown area of my head today. She said it looked like it was thinning

. I have always been smug because my Father has thick hair and is in his late 60's. I was always convinced that I was onto a winner as far as hair thickness was concerned, but now I am sightly unsure. My Mother is no longer around to ask, but judging by Family photography's viewed today almost all my Mother's side of the Family (males) are bald. I didn't really know any of them, but the pic of my Grandad was the most shocking. He was completely bald at about 30 years old.
I checked in the mirror and sure enough the hair is thinner than the other areas of my head. The old Lady wasn't telling lies. Yesterday I had a haircut and at the time thought the barber was spending an unusual period of time focused on the back of my head. He is an old fella and tends to drift off and lose track of what he is doing. I am putting my thinning down to him overcutting part of my hair and have resisted the temptation to buy any herbal remedies just yet. I also checked in my Dad's loft for a whig, but have only found a silver shiny whig which would look silly if I wore it because my jacket is brown and wouldn't match it.
So is baldness passed down from your Mother's side of the family?