Greyness? Was: Baldness, ugh, was Re: The perfectly shaped head & Pushing Thirty

[Jennifer Piersol]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "annemehr" <annemehr at y...> wrote:

> I tried coloring it before, but *hated* it -- it 
> just wasn't my hair anymore!  So now I'm just 
> going natural.  This is not unheard-of in the real 
> world, but still seems quite unusual for a woman.  
> So now I'm wondering if this group is any different 
> -- do you like/hate greying hair on women or 
> yourself?


I know, I told you all I'm only 28 today, but I am 
going grey.  I was expecting it a lot earlier... my 
dad started going grey at age 12, and my sisters 
started in their very early 20s.  Anyway, I love 
them.  They're also pure white, and I can't help but 
really REALLY like them.  My hair has always been 
pretty bland... thick, straight, dark brown hair.  
No big deal.  Now, however, I've got these very 
distinctive (at least in someone my age) white hairs 
popping up in my bangs and randomly throughout my 
hair (I've got at least 20 full-length ones, and who 
knows how many that are just starting).  I blame 
them on my girls.  They seem to be more prevalent at 
my hairline, and since I almost always pull my hair 
into a ponytail, they're pretty noticeable.

Anyway, I'm not going to color them away.  I like 
'em.  Of course, I also don't wear a lot of makeup, 
don't go tanning, don't fantasize about plastic 
surgery, and think that all these methods preventing 
people from naturally aging (like Botox) are Crazy 
with a capital C.  Why is getting old so horrible, 
anyway?  I mean, do celebrities (like Mary Tyler 
Moore and Chevy Chase) think they look young enough 
to not be cast as grandparents after having "work" 
done on their faces?  Do they not notice that they 
look stretched and plastic-y?  Who do they think 
they're kidding?  Are they insane?  Or are their 
personal assistants and lackeys just afraid they'll 
get fired if they tell the truth?

-Jen, all chatty today.