talk me down off the ledge, please

[GLC1968]

Thank you everyone! You all have helped me immensely.

When I went back and reread my post (after the emotions had dissipated) the part that stuck out was when I wrote "I LIKE being different". I do. Even if that means that people don't 'get' me. Like someone else mentioned, I've spent my life being mistaken for 10 - 15 years younger than I am, so it's a pretty big shift to now be mistaken for someone older. I've laughed out loud walking through airports when guys who are my fathers age eye me like 'hey, hot woman my own age'. I don't take offense...I just find it hilarious!

similingcat - this guy was not an engineer...he's a recruiter and actually has quite good social skills even if he is a few cards short of a full deck. I suppose I could take the direction that I look age appropriate now, but 9 years ago, I looked significantly younger. Maybe I looked early 20's in my wedding photo to him? Yeah, that's it! See! Compliment!!

LPH - thanks for your thoughts and for posting that woman's name. I have a collection of images of women with grey hair that I've saved over the years as inspiration and I'll definitely add her. I'm tired of Jamie Lee Curtis references! Actually, my mom is half Norwegian and she's where I get my grey hair so it's kind of appropriate. My mom had a grey streak in her HS graduation photo but she's blonde so it's not as obvious as my dark hair. My mom is now 100% natural (at 71) and it's platinum/white. I hope I'm white soon as I LOVE the white part of my hair. It's so edgy and such a HUGE contrast to my skin and eye color (again, I'm dark while my mom is green-eyed).

SheFly - thank you. You still remain one of my inspirations, so I appreciate the pep talk!

Crankin - wanna see what I look like with grey hair in real life? I'm coming to Chelmsford next month! Do you (and SheFly) want to meet up again?

[Crankin]

Yes. Send me a PM with the dates... I have a short ski trip and a 2 day training next month, but hopefully, that won't interfere.
Hopefully, it will be above 12 degrees like it is today .

[GLC1968]

Hopefully, it will be above 12 degrees like it is today .

Oh, I hope so! I don't have clothes for temps like that anymore!

[lph]

If we don't see photos, it didn't happen. :-)

eta: that was in response to the meet-up posts!

[Crankin]

I absolutely hate the use of ma'm, or sir for that matter. It feels rooted in subservience. When we moved to Florida, the first time someone in a store called my mom (who was 38 and looked about 12) ma'm, she very loudly said, "Who are you talking to?"

[Irulan]

For me, whenever the internal discussion turns to hair color, the cost of color and maintaining it puts it at dead halt. For me.

[malkin]

For me, whenever the internal discussion turns to hair color, the cost of color and maintaining it puts it at dead halt. For me.

Me too.
I kind of want to dread my grey mop top, but...really... I always seem to have something better to do than do my hair, so I just keep not getting around to it.