I haven’t found a single gray hair on my head, ever. I’ve been telling myself that when that time comes I’ll embrace it Helen Mirren style. But my friend was over the other day and she said something awful as she analyzed sections of her hair in front of my mirror. She said, “I used to think that I was just going to embrace my grays as I grew older, but I hate them so much.” Shit. I looked at her with sad puppy eyes. I asked, “You mean to tell me that I’ve been putting all of my eggs into this I’ll just embrace it basket and it might fail me when the time comes?” She looked at me briefly and keeled over in laughter.
But really, who am I kidding? I always feel a special privilege when I hear people talk about their grays and I can’t relate. I’m glad I can’t relate to finding the right shade to cover the grays without going too dark as women often do because dark is sometimes the only way to conceal them, and if you’ve got highlights that’s even more of a battle to get it right. Nope. I can’t relate. I learned a lot though.
I feel really good about myself in an unhealthy way, as if I have anything to do with whether or not my hair turns grey. Karma will probably be giving me my first one as I sleep tonight.. Ye gods, I’m not ready.
Here’s what I imagine I should look like.
On the day that I find my first gray hair, this will be the extent of my vision.
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Aww, thanks darling. Let’s see how i act when the time comes 😄
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hahaha! The truth test!
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*how I act. That lowercase “I” was killing me.
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I used to marvel at my genes too till they suddenly popped up. Tiny strange ones that I want to wish away. Wait till you come over to the dark side 😉
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I read this and all I can think of is the old soothsayer in Julius Caesar, “Beware the ides of March” 🙂 It’ll be the bit of Shakespearean tragedy in my life. Beware the hairs of gray.
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Everyone needs something Shakespearean in their life, e’en though it be of tragic gray proportions. xx
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My first gray hair, I called my Momma crying. Hysterically!
What do I do, I asked? What every other woman does. Do not pull it out. Go get it colored. But I never got another one so I just yanked it out!
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That’s hilarious! Your momma must have been dying of laughter on the other end of that phone call. I can see her trying to console you while holding back giggles.
I’m one of those women who treats her hair horribly and wonders how it even survives, so I can’t see a future where I get it colored regularly. I hope the grays come in a cool pattern that makes me tolerate or even love it… not holding my breath.
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A cool pattern would be good. Some people look great in silver/gray hair. I’ll wait and see! lol
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We have our genes to thank for our greys or lack of. I’m thankful mine are almost nonexistent plus I colour my hair so I really dont know!
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Haha, you may have a head full by now. I wonder how many people have no idea what their real hair looks like anymore!
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I get to see my roots regularly plus my hairdresser tells me I’m a freak of nature not having any at my advanced age! Lol
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She just might be harvesting your DNA and selling it to science. Don’t be alarmed, just letting you in on the possibility. You should profit too 🙂
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Never heard of that before!
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Lol, I’m just kidding with you. 😄
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I had my first grey hair at 25 (I’m 29) now. It was actually white, instead of grey which I was super excited about. I have strawberry blonde hair naturally so it was a toss up because they say redheads get white hair instead of grey. But I dyed it like a week later. I have *yet* to get another. Fingers crossed!
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Or you could be one of those women with flaming white manes. That’s got hotness potential. I didn’t know about redheads and white hair, that’s cool.
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I’d so rock out all white hair. Too bad it can’t just change all at the same time!
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I know! I think that’s the biggest trouble. Smh
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I have to guess your children have not entered their teenage years yet, or you don’t have daughters, BOTH will assuredly cause you grey hairs, and as they age, you will get to a point that you can actually FEEL them growing
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Hahaha. One is 12 and the other is a girl. I hope there’s no burning sensation when they grow in?!
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it is kind of like an electric shock . but that’s ok, raising 3 teenage girls at once caused me to think I may need shock therapy 😛
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Three teenaged girls and shock therapy. I can understand the name of your blog, lol. You’re going to have super powers by the time they are done with you. 🙂
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At least you have hair. *sigh* 😞
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Bwahahaha 😂 I’m an ungrateful prick! I’m sorry for your loss.
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