I’m glad to hear someone is rocking the gray. I was an early gray like your paternal grandmother, and I wasn’t ready to be called “old” at such a young age. I know it’s just a number, but I’m not ready to be viewed that way. I know my kids think I have one foot in the grave already, but I’ve been working hard to get them to stop thinking of me that way. They believed all of the hype about CoVid, so I have worked extra hard these last few years to change their minds about my health status. I think they’re starting to realize that I am pretty healthy, and in good shape. We get very few colds around here.
My mom, who is 90, still colors her hair. She has a hard time with a ‘gray’ daughter & I cannot tell you how many times I have heard “I don’t know why you don’t color your hair ... it only takes a few minutes!” When people comment on my hair, she stays grimly quiet. The latest comment was from a HS friend of mom’s who was a hairdresser for decades ... had her shop in her house. We had lunch with her recently & she told mom my hair was ‘beautiful’ - I just smiled, mom didn’t. :-)