“Is your hair naturally…”
“Yes,” I answered before the cashier finished her sentence, expecting her to be asking if it was naturally curly since I get asked that a lot.
“Yes,” I answered before the cashier finished her sentence, expecting her to be asking if it was naturally curly since I get asked that a lot.
“Gray?”
Did she just ask me if
my hair was naturally GRAY? Are you fucking kidding me? Is there someone behind
me?
I quickly toss my curls in a way that allows me to look
behind me for a moment to make sure nobody’s there. Nope, nobody but me.
“It’s so pretty,” she continued.
Really? My GRAY hair
is pretty? PRETTY? GRAY?
“Thanks,” I smiled and then admitted, “I thought you were
asking if it was naturally curly, but, yes the gray is natural, too.”
I mean, do people color
their hair gray ON PURPOSE (coolio celebs excluded, of course)?
“You’re very lucky. I’ve been coloring mine for 30 years now
to cover the gray.”
I smiled. I am lucky
but certainly not because of my GRAY hair.
“Yeah I stopped coloring mine when I got pregnant.”
“Oh are you pregnant now?” She looks down at my belly.
THIS CONVERSATION
KEEPS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER!!! WILL YOU PLEASE BE MY NEW BEE EF EF?!?
“Uh no. That was 3 years ago.”
“Oh well I love it. It almost looks frosted.”
FROSTED?!? WHO FROSTS
THEIR HAIR ANYMORE?!? HOW OLD DO YOU THINK I AM?!??
I stuff my debit card back into my wallet.
“I want to stop coloring mine but I’ve asked the colorist if
it will be full gray if I stop and she says yes. So I keep on coloring.”
I smile.
“But I cheat and take those touch up boxes and have my 18 year
old just add it to any gray she sees every coupla weeks.”
“Oh that’s a great idea! I’ll have to keep that in mind for
when my two and a half year old is able to do that. Then maybe I’ll start
coloring my hair.” Take that mother to 18
year old! My kid’s only 2.5! See, I’m really not that old after all!
“No don’t start coloring it. It’s not solid gray and it
really does look so nice.”
“Well, thanks. I’ve never had anyone tell me that they
actually LIKE my gray hair so I’ll take it.”
“I actually don’t LIKE gray hair,” she says giving me my
receipt. “But yours is so pretty because it’s not solid. If mine could look
like that I wouldn’t color it. Don’t start!”
Two weeks away from turning 40, guess what’s on my mind?
WHO’S GONNA WASH THAT GRAY RIGHT OUTTA MY HAIR?!?
Just kidding. I've grown to love my natural hair (until someone asks me if I'm Lovie's Grandmother).
