Graying Gracefully

What a great article and healthy discussion. My husband has been blesed with his Mother's genes and has limited gray hair. I have my mother's genes and have been dying my hair since I was in my 30's. So the dilema continues..to dye or not to dye. Reading some of the comments does give me courage to let go and be the silver goddess, which I could be, if I did not dye my hair... the weave process sounds interesting... it will take some time to process but I am getting there. I just bought the book "Going Gray" at a local recycle shop and am about half way through it. I will look forward to seeing your final results.

I believe that the only thing we should change is the WORD we use for the color of our hair. Just like a female over a certain age is a woman, not a girl, and the woman who is 40, 50, or even 60 is no longer old, the color of our hair is not gray, a term that depicts not only a hair color but also how we look at ourselves and state of mind: old, post-menopausal, over the hill, out of touch and unattractive. AND we're none of this things. I suggest we consider ourselves beatifully SILVER-haired. Silver has shine, silver is warm, silver is fun, energetic and contemporary. And it best represents who we are. Indeed, per the greatest supporter of my hair color and my curls, my wonderful hair-stylist, I'm a Silver Siren. Doesn't get much better than this.