I wonder if I would look any younger.
I wrote about a strange conversation I
had yesterday. And just a couple of hours after that, I found myself
involved in another one. My brother had stopped by and was in the
midst of Facetiming daily blog reader Darlene of Melbourne Beach,
Florida. Somehow, the conversation turned to gray hair, and my
brother was shocked—shocked--when he found out that daily blog
reader Darlene was the only person who voted “yes” six years ago
when I wondered if I should color my hair before starting to host
“High School Bowl”.
Her rationale? “I'm too young to
have a son on TV with gray hair”. Given my family's phobia about
aging, I understand it. My brother didn't quite understand it, but
at the time I did, even if I had to laugh about it.
Anyway, while we were talking about it
again yesterday my mom made a new point, in that I have a “young
looking” face and that the gray hair detracts from it. Her
argument's sound; while I myself am not a big fan of my gray hair
I've always thought that the good genes I inherited from daily blog
reader Darlene made up for it. But over the past couple of years, as
the graying of my head has advanced, I've started to wonder once
again.
Should I get rid of the gray?
I try not to be vain. Really, I don't.
But sometimes I look at myself on TV (which is not my favorite thing
in the world to begin with) and wonder how different I'd look with my
hair the color it was 20 years ago. I mean, I know you can't turn
back time; trust me, I KNOW that. But would I shave a couple of
years off my appearance if my hair was the dark brown it used to be
instead of the gray mixed with dark brown it is now? Would the
different hair color allow me to pull off wearing certain colors that
might not look as good as they would now?
Or would I just look like a vain dork
fighting a losing battle in trying to turn back the clock?
As with most decisions in my life, I'm
gonna put it off as long as possible. But it is something I suppose
I should ponder. And as with most decisions in my life I'll try to
gather as much information as possible, including the opinions of as
many people as possible. So if you have a thought on the matter, let
me know. I'm probably too close to the subject, and a few outside
observations are always welcome.
Of course, I already know what daily
blog reader Darlene in Melbourne Beach, Florida thinks.
8-)
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