I texted my Mom and said sit down, I have some news to share and you are going to be shocked.
I texted a coworker and shared the news with her. She said go for it, you won’t regret it!
I texted my bff and she said omg no! “I am not ready for that”, she said. Made me laugh so hard.
After so many years, I think I’m finally ready to let my hair colour be seen for what it is. And that’s mostly gray. Or is it grey? I never know.
I’m actually shocked at myself. If you know me, you’re aware that I am vain. I try to look my best each and every day. I spent so much time as a kid and teenager being the ugly duckling. So once I figured out that I could actually look half decent, I ran with it.
That wasn’t until I was about 30 years old, honestly.
But last week I came across a new statistic saying that colouring your hair, especially dark shades, leads to a 50 or 60 (I can’t remember which) percent greater risk of breast cancer. I dye my hair jet black.
So. That sucks. But it’s not just that. It can’t be good for a person. Box dyeing hair every four weeks like clockwork.
Unfortunately, I have this familial trait where I started going gray very young. By now, I’m sure my whole head is gray. So what to do?
I’m going to sleep on it. If I still feel like this tomorrow I’m going to make an appointment with a hair stylist and start the process of lightening my hair and blending in the grey.
Am I going to look 10 years older? Yep. Will anyone ever again say “you look so good for your age?” Nope. Will anyone ever again say “you have kids how old?” Nope. Will people think I’m Sid’s gramma and not his mom, yep.
Honestly, I’m at the point of IDGAF. It’s not that I’ve given up. I still want to look good. I’d love to look 37 again yes. But it’s not going to happen.
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