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This kid is already turning my hair gray...

1:59 pm CDT April 22, 2008
This is an actual conversation that I experienced in the hallway at work last week.
Woman (who I BARELY know): Whoa! You're about to pop, aren't you?!?
Me: Noooo. Actually, I have almost 2 months to go.
Woman: What?!? Are you having twins?!?
Me: Noooo. Just one.
Woman: Are you sure?!?
Me: Ummm, pretty sure, yep.
Woman: Well, that's one BIG one then! Whew! (laughing as she walks away)
And then I quit. Okay, not really. But that would be an excellent story, wouldn't it?
To make matters worse, later that evening, I found 2 gray hairs. I handed Eric the tweezers, bowed my head and told him not to stop until he removed them -- and however many of their evil little friends were lurking nearby -- from my head. Thankfully, he only found the two. It's not that I mind getting older -- or even mind, in theory at least, my hair graying. It's the need for actual "upkeep" that kills me. I've never put anything in my hair other than cheap, temporary, 8-shampoos-and-it's-gone hair dye (in the most hideous colors you can imagine) -- once in junior high, once in high school and once in college. The thought of having to actually "have my hair done" by a professional every 3 months (or however often one goes) terrifies me. I'm the laziest person I know when it comes to that sort of thing. And the timing really could not be worse. I mean, my life is about to get significantly more hectic. And so for now, I've decided that I'll just live in denial. So if you notice any gray, wiry hairs sticking straight up from my part-line, please don't tell me.
And if you think I look HUGE and that the doctors are all idiots and that I'm actually carrying twins (or maybe even triplets!), please don't tell me that either.
Thanks.

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