tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634196082642739025.post7029223864323391893..comments2024-03-27T05:34:21.931-04:00Comments on My Bumpy Middle Aged Long Hair Journey: Sometimes They Still Get To MeFrannyGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05035408405310249769noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634196082642739025.post-34699894753364932502010-08-16T11:30:12.592-04:002010-08-16T11:30:12.592-04:00Ha! Grow old gracefully? I went entirely white a...Ha! Grow old gracefully? I went entirely white at age 20.<br /><br />There is no way that I was not going to dye my hair. I'm sorry, but I'm only 28 now and I am not going to be white haired yet.<br /><br />Even as I get older, I see no reason not to dye. My mother is 60 and dyes her hair and it looks wonderful.<br /><br />I see those things on LHC too and I always defend my choice to dye my hair. :)<br /><br />As you said, it's all about how you like your hair, and your opinion is the only one that matters!Ambaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928793933638999583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634196082642739025.post-56399135980602868812010-08-15T16:17:27.039-04:002010-08-15T16:17:27.039-04:00Amen! I like the LHC about 99% of the time, but at...Amen! I like the LHC about 99% of the time, but at times I feel like an outcast there because I use conditioners with silicones, prefer to wear it down, and like to *gasp!* straighten it occasionally.<br /><br />At the end of the day, it's all about what makes you the happiest. What's the point of having long hair if you can't enjoy it?Melanienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634196082642739025.post-29659686387515575142010-08-15T15:04:25.408-04:002010-08-15T15:04:25.408-04:00I have encountered so many "nay sayers" ...I have encountered so many "nay sayers" since making the decision to let my silvers come in, some of them very close friends and family members. Add to that decision, the decision to let my hair grow long and I hear "Oh my God, you're over 50, what ARE you thinking?? I love my silvers as much as you love your color, Franny, so I really understand your frustration when others feel they have the right to step in with their "well meaning advice." I had one "friend" actually say to me....."Do you not understand that coloring your hair would instantly take twenty years off you?" Really?? I am assuming that she had never experienced the blistering scalp sores that come with an allergic reaction to hair dye, even after coloring for over 25 years, without so much as an itch....it CAN happen.lulujnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634196082642739025.post-30535260179428981822010-08-15T14:54:16.744-04:002010-08-15T14:54:16.744-04:00Great post!
Aging well, gracefully, is not a matt...Great post!<br /><br />Aging well, gracefully, is not a matter of hair colour. It's a matter of attitude, respect for ourselves and others, and a peaceful, mature mindset. Lack of the above will out, no matter what colour our hair is.Agnesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634196082642739025.post-40385354944933576332010-08-15T11:22:39.620-04:002010-08-15T11:22:39.620-04:00Hello everyone,
What a great post, so well said. I...Hello everyone,<br />What a great post, so well said. I completely agree with all you ladies. All through my "adult" years I've listened to "thoughtful well meaning people" telling me I couldn't have really long hair, because I'm too old.<br /><br />Well I've finally decided "I'm" the only one that can make myself feel good, & if it's very long hair that I want dyed etc., then that's what I'm going to have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634196082642739025.post-33365647462123052562010-08-15T08:49:04.361-04:002010-08-15T08:49:04.361-04:00Exactly and well said, my friend. I've been a...Exactly and well said, my friend. I've been actually contemplating going back to coloring my hair. Maybe I would feel better about my fat self. On the other hand, then I'd be dealing with the danged roots coming in so very quickly and I am so very self-conscious of them. I'd be right back on that dizzying merry-go-round and I'm not sure I'm up for that. Still...there is a siren song luring me...I need to feel pretty, even if just once in a blue moon. 'Course too, maybe I'm just a mental case and the problems lie within, not without myself.Autumn Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010044052621228719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634196082642739025.post-37208648742520088782010-08-15T05:14:05.155-04:002010-08-15T05:14:05.155-04:00I always have the idea that people who have very s...I always have the idea that people who have very strong opinions about how other people should look/behave (like those described in your post), need a lot of reassurance themselves...don't let them get you :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634196082642739025.post-61181834385265628342010-08-14T19:05:19.448-04:002010-08-14T19:05:19.448-04:00I think we should do what we want with our hair, w...I think we should do what we want with our hair, what works best for us. Long, short, color or natural.SchnauzerMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169794494360415699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634196082642739025.post-48140668320840949102010-08-14T18:40:01.510-04:002010-08-14T18:40:01.510-04:00Franny:
You don't really think that there is...Franny:<br /> You don't really think that there is a fashion/hair expert out there that knows more about your hair than you do......do you? That's the thing about experts, even if they are a 'good' expert, they still don't know everything.ShamRockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168340059882843952noreply@blogger.com