A Milestone, of Sorts

[mahogany]

Today, I found my first grey hair. It was white, actually, and wiry. Well, I guess my husband will soon discover that I wasn't joking when I told him years ago, that I refused to be a slave to a bottle of colour, and that when it was time for me to go grey, then I was going to roll with it.

I just didn't realize that it would be so soon. It's another reminder that I'm not a kid anymore. I haven't been for ages, and I haven't been able to pass as one for ages. Depending on how fast this progresses, I may soon have people guessing my age as older than I actually am instead of younger.

I had always hoped that I would take after my grandfather who only had a handful of greys by his late 70s. Evidently, I take more after my grandmother. Of course, stress doesn't help, I'm sure...

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Comments

[schneckerock.livejournal.com]

one grey hair in mid-30's wouldn't bother me. if i'm 40 before I have a head full I'll be doing pretty good. at least I'll have hair? female baldness runs in my family. :P

[mahogany.livejournal.com]

I hear you! I had a chemical cut when I was nineteen. My hair all fell out in clumps in the shower and I ended up wearing a hat for an entire semester until it grew back. Thankfully, it happened in university, and not in junior high or high school when the chances of someone ripping the hat off as a nasty prank would have been higher.

The good part was that I was forced to have short hair (once some grew back) for the first time in my life, and I discovered that it's actually a pretty good look for me.