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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm 55 and about 7 years ago, I decided to let my hair go gray. (Since then it's become a trend but this was before that)

It turned out to be my way of shunning the youth culture.  Growing out your gray is a constant mind-game, as people get threatened by it and say crazy stuff.  And all it takes is 10 minutes of weakness to put that dye back in.

It was one of the most freeing experiences of my life.  And since we're anonymous here, I'll just say...I look great.  Before, I looked like I was trying to look young, and not succeeding.  Many people with dyed hair look a little sickly in the face.  Their hair looks great, but their face looks washed out.

One caveat:  There are two types of folks that go gray--the person who's gray hair is one of the byproducts of them not taking care of themselves, vs. the person who has gone gray intentionally.  So for me, it was important to keep wearing a little makeup to show that I was being intentional about the way I look.

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