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Kids are so refreshing.

I recently colored my hair. I just didn't feel old enough for gray hair! And after watching my girls changing their hair color whenever the mood hit them, it seemed a doable thing. They went through a pink phase, a burgandy phase, a jet black phase...... So I took the plunge and went... brown.  Not a shocking color, no, but it seemed a dramatic difference to me, going from salt and pepper with a bad highlight job on top of it.

So did anyone say, "Your hair's a different color."? Did anyone ask, "Did you color your hair?" No. Were they embarrassed? Did they think I would be embarrassed, because I had gray hair and wanted to cover it up? Because it looked bad?

My girls would point it out. "My mom dyed her hair." "I noticed that. It looks good." So why didn't anyone SAY anything??????? Are we adults that stodgy? Was it supposed to be good manners?? I wanted to be able to say, Yes, I just don't feel old enough for gray hair. Or maybe, like my sister has said, A change is as good as a vacation! But, no. Sigh.

It was a 14yo girl who finally said to me, "Did you color your hair?" And I got to say, Yes! Thank goodness for the honesty of kids!