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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

The Gray Lady

I suppose, in light of today being my 31st birthday, that it is appropriate that I have found a clump of silver gray hairs just above my left temple. I noticed it a few weeks ago, I just forgot to mention it until today. DH, who has had noticable gray since I met him at age 18 (and has gathered more than a few new ones in the 12 years since), has no sympathy! LOL

Just to clarify, I'm not upset about this. They're actually quite a pretty silver color. It was just one of those things, like stretch marks when I was pregnant. I spotted them in the mirror, I give a big sigh, I shrugged, and then said "oh well!" Not a big deal. (As my friend Violet says, it beats the alternative.) I have an almost 3-year-old. I figure I've earned them! LOL

Currently feeling: yikes!
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7 comments:

  1. WhizGidget7/24/2007 1:03 PM

    Old is a state of mind. Your physical appearance has nothing to do with it - after all, your DH has been gray since he was 18. I have a great friend with raven black hair (she's Filipino), but she's had silver shot through it since she was 16 (she's 35 now). She occasionally dyes it to hide it, but I think she's given up now. But she has such the young face and disposition.

    Like I said, state of mind. I'm married to a 49 year old man who looks 35 and sometimes acts like he's in his 20s. :)

    Besides, why stress over the silver... there are so many more important things to worry about in life.

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  2. Unknown7/24/2007 4:21 PM

    Happy Birthday, you youngster you! Hope it's a great one and that your family spoils you rotten!

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  3. Luke's Nana7/24/2007 5:09 PM

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my baby!

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  4. Jen7/24/2007 7:59 PM

    Happy birthday!! :)

    And I love your great attitude about the gray hair - I'm the same way, got heaps of stretchmarks and been gray since my early twenties but in the great scheme of things its no big deal. :D

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  5. Shalini7/24/2007 10:00 PM

    LOL! I have been The Gray Lady since teenage! And my hair is very black. I have had a few strands here and there. Not noticeable, but they are there. I sometimes use Henna which makes it a pretty brown shade, but mostly I'm not bothered by them.

    But I was lucky in the stretch marks department hehe..

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  6. Anonymous7/25/2007 6:22 AM

    Happy Birthday Erin! Phooey on the greys, but heck, do we really have time in life to worry about such things?! Hope you had a wonderful day :)

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  7. Jenny7/25/2007 3:17 PM

    Happy Birthday Erin! I've been noticing more and more the silver stray hairs on my head too!

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