Am I old? My gray hair is telling me I am!
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I remember my first gray hair. I was at the end of my pregnancy with Lucian and I went to get my hair cut for the last time before I gave birth. I’ll never forget when the hairdresser offered to pluck out a gray hair for me. I couldn’t believe it. I had just turned 26 and hadn’t even noticed because frankly, I just wasn’t looking.
I thought it was a fluke. A random thing that happened and I didn’t think much about it.
Flash forward four years. I am now 30 and discovering gray hairs.
And not just a single gray hair.
Several of them.
Eeek! Can this be? Am I getting old and just didn’t know it?
When I had to say goodbye to my twenties it wasn’t that big of a deal. Since most of my friends and my husband are older than me, it was just that much easier to turn 30. I was still younger than all of them. It would be the 40th birthday that was tougher for me I figured.
But what I wasn’t expecting were these blasted little hairs. Hairs that are actually quite long and obviously went unnoticed for a while.
Why? Because I still wasn’t looking for them.
They are unexpected.
Unwanted.
A reminder that I am no longer in my youth. That while I may not be middle aged, I’m no longer young.
I either have to pluck them out one by one or recognize that instead of coloring my hair for the sole purpose of a new look, I need to color it to cover up the gray.
The idea of that is so much harder than the act of turning 30.
Oh, honey…wait ’til you hit 40! Gray hair will be the least of your concerns! ; )
I”m not sure if that makes me feel better or not. 🙂 *chuckle* But thanks!
just found my first last month (I’m 33) and I blogged about it, then colored my hair!
Wow.. I remember finding my first gray hair on my 24th birthday! Young, I know! But I haven’t seen one since. I’m like you, all my friends are older… so I am the last to turn. I will be 27 this year. But not till November. I have a feeling I will be in the mirror today checking for gray hairs now. LOL
-Misty
I just noticed my first gray hair at the beginning of this year. I immediately pulled it out and so far, no new ones.
I’m turning 30 this year and I’m already dreading it ;(
I’ve had gray hairs since my early 20’s. I’m now 27 and still in denial.
I have 5-6 I pluck on a regular basis when they start growing. My mom would have been completely gray at 40 if she didn’t color her hair. I have less than my sisters at this age too. Thank goodness for hair color. 😉 And know that you aren’t alone!
First, let me just say that I totally understand where you are at!! I did a similar post not that long ago {you are so brave!} about the same exact thing! Holy cow! Talk about rocking my world!! Here is the post:http://natalielovesjim.blogspot.com/2010/08/oh-my.html
But anyways,if you are old, then so am I…and I like to think that I am still young. Thats my story and I’m sticking to it. We are young!! I am not ready to concede that point just yet! 🙂 I might in January when I completely freak out about turning 30…until then… 🙂
I can’t really relate to the gre hair (even though my husband always teases me about that) but I feel the same way. I don’t feel old. I am starting to look older though and I’m not really sure how I feel about that. I will be 28 this year and I am not really concerned about turning 30 and I really don’t even think I’ll mind being 40 but I don’t want to look 40 (if that makes sense). I want to keep my young skin, my wrinkle free face, and my hair color. Maybe this is how it starts. I always said age was just a number but maybe it’s these things that make you dislike getting older.
Sorry I doubt this makes you feel better but your post just really got me thinking!
Dirty old gray hair! I expected to get one after 30. I always said I would never color my hair until I got one…and I’m still waiting! I think getting a gray hair will be more traumatic than turning 30 was for me!
I’ve had gray hair since I was 16 🙁 I get tired of coloring it but I look soooo old if I don’t! 🙁
aggh i will be 30 in a couple months.. Im so scared of grey hairs!