Aging sure is a trip, with an often uncertain destination.
I still often get mistaken for much younger than my 43 years, but the white hairs are steadily increasing. As I idly twisted this loose white strand around my fingers, I tried to imagine what I would look like when that colour change is complete.
I'm sure there's an AI app for that somewhere. I'm equally sure that I'd rather wait and hope I have enough time left to find out for real.
Ah, the destination is certainly certain. But the journey, the route, is unmapped.
I have a good decade and a half lead on you. If you wanted any advice, I would offer this:
Life is brief. Love, laugh as much as you can.
As each year passes, you have one fewer fuck to give. Spend them judiciously.
It's OK to be grey. Or gray, as you may say. Change nothing else about your appearance simply because you're a bit older. You will look sensational.
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@AmeliasBrain@mstdn.ca My hair has greyed far too rapidly for my liking. I've been feeling older than my age.
@ECityMom@mstdn.ca That is certainly another aspect of it — looking around at the way the gray hair transition progresses in others. Such a visible sign of aging, but often unrelated to other health factors.
Some people actually do go solid gray, vs I've clearly got the salt & pepper genes, with individual hairs either full color or bright white. And some people much older than I, like my best friend's mom, still have quite dark hair without dying it, while others seem to change drastically before they hit 40.
@ECityMom@mstdn.ca That is certainly another aspect of it — looking around at the way the gray hair transition progresses in others. Such a visible sign of aging, but often unrelated to other health factors.
Some people actually do go solid gray, vs I've clearly got the salt & pepper genes, with individual hairs either full color or bright white. And some people much older than I, like my best friend's mom, still have quite dark hair without dying it, while others seem to change drastically before they hit 40.
Amelia Bellamy-Royds :progress:
