The following repost was inspired by the gals at SITS
Gulp, Is That What I Think It Is?
What is that? What the hell is that? Is that what I think it is? It can’t be…there’s no way, there’s no freakin’ way that could be what I think it is. Is that a damn gray hair? I DON’T HAVE GRAY HAIR.
It is! It’s a gray hair. I have a gray hair. I have a gray hair? I don’t have a gray hair. How can I have a gray hair? I’m too young. I’m way too cool. How could this be happening? I DON’T HAVE GRAY HAIR.
And come to think of it, what am I doing here? Whose house is this? This 4-bedroom sprawling exurban home? With its manicured lawn, toy littered yard, homeowners association and behemoth suburbanesque car in the driveway teeming with car seats? I DON’T HAVE GRAY HAIR.
And now that you mention it…who the hell are those little humans running around that look somewhat similar to me? This can’t be mine? These can’t belong to me! How did this happen? Who left their children at my house? These lives cannot possibly be in my care! What idiot would leave me in charge of 3 kids? What the hell happened here? I DON’T HAVE GRAY HAIR.
I don’t live in an exurb (not even suburb, an exurb!) I live in a cool downtown loft. I DON’T HAVE GRAY HAIR.
I don’t cook, I go to hip eateries. I DON’T HAVE GRAY HAIR.
I don’t clean, I help underprivileged immigrants achieve the American Dream. I DON’T HAVE GRAY HAIR.
I don’t care for children all day, I see movies, and go to art galleries, and have museum memberships. I DON’T HAVE GRAY HAIR
I hike mountainsides, I travel, I hang out at the Ivy, at Starbucks in Malibu, I shop at Fred Segal! I DON’T HAVE GRAY HAIR.
I am young, I am hip, I am cool…I can do kegstands for the love of all that is holy! I DON’T HAVE GRAY HAIR
Somebody bring me a Cosmo!
Ok, let’s stop and think for a second. I was cool, I was hip. Now, I’m 35. I’m 35 with three beautiful children, an amazing adoring husband, and a wonderful roof to put over their heads. I have friends, family, an a community to support us all. I guess I may not be as hip as I used to be, but I am certainly blessed.
Can I still have that Cosmo? And somebody call the hair stylist, it appears I have a gray hair.
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Alexandra,
This is so funny! You have a great sense of humor. Yes, we all have those moments when we realize that the life we are living is not the one of our (very recent) youth! Great website!
Charlene
Too funny! I felt the same way when I found my first gray! But it does look like you are blessed with a great family.
Amen Sister! You still look pretty cool. Great site, I’ll check back often. Keep them coming!
Love the writing on all your posts. This one is like a Mommy take on Poe’s The Raven – same chilling result. Speaking of changes I’m thinking after breast feeding three girls I might want to have a boy just so I can say there is a male on earth that is excited to see my boobs. Miss you.
Hilarious! You look great! Enjoy YOUR day:)
I hear ya sister! I think this everyday about a new thing…some saggy body prt, a gray hair…a stray hair. I used to be hip too…
A gray hair? ONE gray hair? A SINGLE STRAND of gray hair produced this? Are you out of your mind? I get excited when I think I’ve found a new brownish one.
Gray hair is no big deal. But then I got mine early (as a child–1st grade). Yup, school gave me my first gray hairs so I guess I just got used to having gray hair early. It’s not all gray yet, but one day it probably will be, if I live that long. Gray is just a color, and a sign of maturity and wisdom. Be proud of your grays!
Congrats on your SITS day! Enjoyed your blog very much and now following.
Felt the same way when I first found my grey hair. You could do what I do with them . . . pluck them or use a sharpie marker to disguise them. No. I am not kidding! Of course this only works if you have just a few!
Stopping by from SITS.. gosh, I can’t even remember the days before hair color…
Ha! I found my first gray hair when I was 16! Thank goodness for hair stylists and hair color!!
Congrats on your SITS Day!!!
Lucky you. One grey hair by 35. I have a whole head of it by my late 30s with my mom leaning over me saying ‘Lisa, you have grey hair. I didn’t have grey hair until I was 40.’ Thanks, Mom.
Happy SITS day.
LisaDay
So. Feeling. Your. Pain.
Except for the kid part (I don’t have kids…and yet, lots of grey hairs.)
I love it! And yes, you can still have that Cosmo.
Happy SITS Day!
I DONT HAVE GRAY HAIR thanks to my little friend Miss Clairol. Gray shows up more in brunettes I think.
I remember this thought process well from when I found my first major wrinkle. >.<
Now, I realize that the good stuff really does come with age. (I hope my gray hair comes in the form of one of those Stacy London-esque stripes, hehe) and I really enjoyed reading this post!
Bummer about the grey hair but it’s just one right?
Happy SITS Day! Love this post & can SO relate … and the kegstand comment… seems like it was yesterday doesn’t it?
Btw, just popped over from http://www.southernmomentum... where we inspire moms to hit their stride (that’s a Fancy Nancy phrase for we are all 35ish+ that are feverishly trying to stay hip & trendy… although our minivans are a big, dead giveaway that the dream is starting to slip…
Happy SITS Day! Love this post & can SO relate … and the kegstand comment… seems like it was yesterday doesn’t it?
Btw, just popped over from http://www.southernmomentum – where we inspire moms to hit their stride (that’s a Fancy Nancy phrase for we are all 35ish+ that are feverishly trying to stay hip & trendy… although our minivans are a big, dead giveaway that the dream is starting to slip…
I saw my first gray hair at 24…consider yourself blessed!
Happy SITS Day! Love this post & can SO relate … and the kegstand comment… seems like it was yesterday doesn’t it?
Btw, just popped over from http://www.southernmomentum.com – where we inspire moms to hit their stride (that’s a Fancy Nancy phrase for we are all 35ish+ that are feverishly trying to stay hip & trendy… although our minivans are a big, dead giveaway that the dream is starting to slip…
I seem to be a little click-happpy today… please disregard my first 2 messages!
Sorry … too many kegstands this morning!
Stephanie
*LOL* welcome to the club. I’m only 3 years older than you and it seems like every year after 35 added just a few more greys. Aren’t I the helpful one?
I now have a set of three or four that go across my bang line when I put my hair up. I HATE it but haven’t the time or the money at the moment to get it taken care of. It just screams… I’m getting old!!!
happy FB?
This is really funny! I like how you sum it all up at the end though.
Happy SITS Day!
Cheers
- CoconutPalmDesigns
That’s exactly how I feel! They just keep popping up! I used to think it was only in one spot but the other day I found more!
That is hilarious!!!!! I felt that way when I found my first gray hair 18yrs ago when I had my daughter. Now I just keep dying it hoping it will stay away!!!! It sounds like you are very blessed and to me sounds like you’re pretty darn cool too.
Happy SITS Day!!!
Too funny, and I do feel your pain. Well, I did 11 years ago when I WAS 19!!!!
Yeah. 19. First gray hair. It was violent and traumatizing and horrific. And he invited all of his friends, too!
You’re pretty lucky if you got your first gray at 35! I’ve had grays since I was in my 20s!
That’s hilarious. I totally relate. Grey hairs are springing up all over my hair (seems like one a day at this rate!), but I’m embracing the change. And I AM still hip and cool (according to my blog concept anyway) LOL Happy SITS day!
I haven’t looked at my hair closely in a VERY long time. In fact, it hasn’t seen a hairdrying in the year and a half since I had a kid. Ignorance is bliss but it can also make you look like a total frump. Which means that you’re probably too young and too cool to go gracefully into the grey.
Go for it girl… have a Cosmo for me too! Loved this post.
Sometimes I think I am still 20 something, no kids and full of energy. Then some rude awakening tells me otherwise. haha.
Stopping by from SITS
LOL that had me laughing the whole way through. LOVED it. I’m lucky enough not to have grey’s yet, my mum is 54 and only just getting grey hairs now, despite my most hair-raising antics as a teenager followed by my sister’s worse antics as she learnt from the best (that’s me). So I’m hopeful that I have another 20 years before I see the first one!
It’s all worth it in the end though eh
I’ve had gray hair since I was about 22. It stinks, but it is a good thing they invented foils.
Stopping by from SITS.
So funny! Wouldn’t it be great if being cool kept away gray hair? Sometimes I slip & think that I’m still twenty something & then I see those, well in my case, white hairs & I’m reminded. I’m so glad someone invented hair color…
Happy SITS Feature Day!
LOL, I don’t remember the first time I found a gray hair. At 40, I still have very few, thank goodness.
Love this post except that I’m jealous you don’t have more gray hair than that.
Stopping by from SITS.
err…i’m 24 and have gray hair…it’s quite sad. I think all bloggies should have to write an entry about it because it is HILARIOUS!!!
No – it’s not grey hair. According to him, his hair is going blonde! You are just going blonde!
You are definitely too cool for grey hair…but then again, YOU DON’T HAVE GREY HAIR! =)
Hehe you crack me up … time for Clairol? lol