{"id":1646,"date":"2014-02-13T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2014-02-10T13:46:12","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T18:46:12","slug":"embracing-the-gray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knowyouroots.com\/ijustgottashare\/2014\/02\/13\/embracing-the-gray\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing the gray"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was in my late 20s when I noticed my first gray hair \u2013 in my eyebrow. It was staring right back at me in the mirror. Of course, it didn\u2019t grow in the same direction as all the other hairs on my eyebrow, it stood right up, so how could I miss it? So, I simply plucked it out and, ever so often, it would reappear, sometimes with a friend. It wasn\u2019t a big deal and I was okay with it. Then in my 30s, I noticed random gray hairs popping up on my head as well as other places. There weren\u2019t many and I bet most people didn\u2019t even notice them. But I noticed them. I didn\u2019t do anything about them; I just watched their slow arrival here and there.<\/p>\n

By the time I reached my early 40s, the random gray hairs of my 30s were more noticeable and no longer random. They seemed to congregate over my right temple. One day, while getting my haircut, I noticed that there were a lot of women getting their hair colored or \u201ctouched-up.\u201d All of sudden, I realized that most woman in their 40s had some gray hairs and if they didn\u2019t it was probably because they colored them. I asked Sean at Shapers<\/a>, if most women in their 40s had some gray hair but if I didn\u2019t see them, it was because they colored them. He reluctantly agreed. Sure, some people don\u2019t develop gray hair until much later in life, but I was nonetheless bowled over by this realization. I could not believe that a majority of our society was coloring their hair. That was a lot of women and perhaps men too. Sean asked if I would like to try, I politely declined.<\/p>\n

I never actually entertained the idea of coloring my hair for one simple reason \u2013 I am lazy. I know that I would never keep up with the process and I believe the salt \u2018n\u2019 pepper look was much more flattering than the skunk look, at least on me. A while back, I was visiting some girlfriends from college and one came right out and told me that I had to get rid of all my gray hair. We hadn\u2019t seen each other for a while and I think my hair really shocked her. In my mid-40s, the gray seem to be replacing my brunette hair exponentially. By then, Mike told me that he loved the way my gray looked and thought it was sexy. Well, folks at that point it was a no brainer. So, now I had an even better reason \u2013 my husband loved it and couldn\u2019t wait until I had more. Therefore, if I combine the two reasons \u2013 that it’s flattering and I am lazy \u2013 there is absolutely no reason to change the color of my hair \u2013 I am staying with the natural look.<\/p>\n

As the years pass and the gray accumulates, I\u2019ve come up with another excellent reason \u2013 I have earned every single gray hair on my head and no one is going to take them away from me; that is my favorite reason to keep my now salt \u2018n\u2019 pepper hair. Some days, when my hair falls just right and reflects the sunlight, it amazes me how many gray hairs have replaced my youthful brunette locks. Sometimes, I like to blame Mike and Mathew, as there were very few gray hairs before they came into my life. In fact, when Mathew does something very dangerous, he looks over at me and asks if I have another gray hair. Nevertheless, most of the time I am grateful for my time and experiences that got me here today, gray and all.<\/p>\n

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My Salt ‘N’ Pepper<\/p><\/div>\n

How do you feel about your gray hair and the signs of aging? Please share and I will continue to share.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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