Greyness and Extreme Makeovers (WAS Greyness? )

[Cindy C.]

Anne wrote:

> > So now I'm wondering if this group is any different 
> > -- do you like/hate greying hair on women or 
> > yourself?

I am starting to get a few grey hairs sprinkled around in my black 
hair.  I have mixed feelings about this.  I feel cheated because no 
one on my mother's side has any grey hair, and since I look like 
her, I figured I was safe.  Coloring it would be time-consuming and 
expensive, I'm afraid.

On the other hand, I think long (shoulder length) grey hair is 
really unusual and can be striking.  It seems that most older women 
have short hair styles (is that a rule or something?).  And 
professionally, I think it would be helpful to look a bit more 
mature.  So I'll just go natural.  For now, I can just pull the 
little buggers out.


>Why is getting old so horrible, 
> anyway?  

I don't know.  It seems to me that if you take care of yourself and 
generally look good otherwise, a few grey hairs or wrinkles don't 
look bad.  

Did anyone catch that reality show "Extreme Makeovers?"  They take 
ordinary and often quite homely people and give them plastic 
surgery, hair, make-up and clothing.  You see ears pinned back, nose 
jobs, chin implants, eye lifts -- the whole bit.  And man, it looks 
like recovering from plastic surgery would be a total drag!

For some reason, I like to watch other people (emphasis on *other 
people*) do this.  The most interesting thing is that all of the 
women I have seen have received breast implants.  I would have 
expected them to really overdo it in terms of the sizes they select, 
but they don't.  They look nice with a little something added, which 
is the opposite of what I've seen in real life.  

Cindy -- wondering if anyone will be willing to admit to receiving 
breast implants, and noting that although she needs many things in 
life, breast implants are not one of them