tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post8100303616446589196..comments2023-05-03T05:22:30.162-04:00Comments on Mary Haseltine: Smacking the Culture With My Hair Mary @ Better Than Edenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-34690758821120121892014-06-23T16:31:52.952-04:002014-06-23T16:31:52.952-04:00Well, that blog sucked me right in for a good half...Well, that blog sucked me right in for a good half hour! I love her hair! I go through the same back and forth but most of the time I completely forget to even THINK about my hair which is a problem in itself :) Good luck with the growing out...glad to know I'm not alone!Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-32055888352228615282014-06-23T11:42:11.261-04:002014-06-23T11:42:11.261-04:00I'm going through the exact same process now -...I'm going through the exact same process now - I veer between loving it/feeling really countercultural and authentic and despairing that I've lost all youth and beauty. :) I think yours looks lovely and suits you well. I found this blog series really encouraging when I was deciding to ditch the bottle: http://howbourgeois.blogspot.com/p/its-gray-hair-party.html (I can't vouch for the rest of the blog, but her posts on going grey were lovely).Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17723785936790668961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-46099625408075620572014-06-11T09:57:33.756-04:002014-06-11T09:57:33.756-04:00I *love* gray hair! I think all the silver peekin...I *love* gray hair! I think all the silver peeking through looks so beautiful!!<br />I finally have a few gray strands and I just love them.<br />I do agree that God made us just the way we should be - even if the world doesn't approve:)courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15167701490556145536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-21227791117807872672014-06-10T16:46:07.980-04:002014-06-10T16:46:07.980-04:00I love it! Good for you! I hope I have the coura...I love it! Good for you! I hope I have the courage to "gray gracefully" as well :-)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662784804825998751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-69960704907560193072014-06-10T15:29:18.501-04:002014-06-10T15:29:18.501-04:00I need you to come be my hair doula ;) I need you to come be my hair doula ;) Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-91655375942183845362014-06-10T12:32:10.064-04:002014-06-10T12:32:10.064-04:00I've been swimming in pregnancy/doula books so...I've been swimming in pregnancy/doula books so please forgive this analogy. At least I know you'll probably understand. :)<br /><br />I'm trying to approach this like unmedicated childbirth. Each time I hit a crisis point in my level of vanity pain, I tell myself that I will just get through another year and then decide. I'll be 38 in September. That's almost 40. One step closer to an age when gray is actually culturally acceptable. So I'm not going to touch my head before I'm 40. Then I'll see how much pain I'm in and either breathe through the vanity contraction or start begging for the box color. ;)<br /><br />You look lovely, btw! The cut is darling and the transition really does look soft.<br /><br /><br /><br />melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08677295427283294982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-53439648282766345542014-06-10T11:49:29.397-04:002014-06-10T11:49:29.397-04:00Ok, I LOVE it! I have never been one to dye my ha...Ok, I LOVE it! I have never been one to dye my hair anyways and have never understood the fascination of dye-ing my hair just to color it. Maybe I am just too lazy . . . I do not think I would keep up with it! I do understand wanting to if you are going gray, but I think gray is beautiful! The transition may be tough, but I think it looks so good!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11571439982499787798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-3695029791359209102014-06-10T10:06:49.182-04:002014-06-10T10:06:49.182-04:00Oh no! I could totally see myself doing that!! I...Oh no! I could totally see myself doing that!! I've ruined towels, rugs, shirts (of course), and even tile. That stuff is ruthless. Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-31225151303142409322014-06-10T10:06:41.461-04:002014-06-10T10:06:41.461-04:00at least that's what happens to me when I am t...at least that's what happens to me when I am too lazy to dye it- people immediately think I am pregnant!!!kgill26https://www.blogger.com/profile/03037940425411947019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-39715682475167277602014-06-10T10:03:51.806-04:002014-06-10T10:03:51.806-04:00Worst: graying AND balding. Which is what I'...Worst: graying AND balding. Which is what I've been dealing with and what first prompted the cut. He says he likes it but he's not too picky about that stuff! He has that annoying trait of saying I look beautiful even when I know it's completely untrue ;)Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-48456255206096815592014-06-10T10:02:08.296-04:002014-06-10T10:02:08.296-04:00you look beautiful! and the looks might have been ...you look beautiful! and the looks might have been people wondering if u were pregnant since that is also one of our things- to not dye in the first trimester!kgill26https://www.blogger.com/profile/03037940425411947019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-15168966939523599632014-06-10T09:00:51.782-04:002014-06-10T09:00:51.782-04:00I experienced something similar when I was pregnan...I experienced something similar when I was pregnant with my first... I had golden blonde hair growing up, but by high school it was pretty mousy. I started getting it highlighted at a salon twice a year at fifteen, but stopped at twenty-four because I felt uncomfortable doing that while pregnant. (Also, we couldn't really afford it!) And you know what? Now that my true color - which isn't gray, just a really dark blonde - is all in, I actually like it better! It suits me. It's amazing how embracing God's plan allows your real and unrepeatable beauty to show forth. Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535353084788668819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-80974229649704772552014-06-10T08:19:48.360-04:002014-06-10T08:19:48.360-04:00Your post made me laugh! I have the same issues w/...Your post made me laugh! I have the same issues w/ dark hair and an ever growing crop of grey. I have dyed my hair since college but the last straw was about 6 months ago when I accidently squeezed the dye bottle a bit too hard and splattered dye across the bathroom ceiling. The whole ceiling needed to be repainted and I felt horrible. My husband took it well, but I haven't dared to dye my hair since! The verdict is still out on how I feel about the greys (I really do think it makes me look more tired and worn down) but a new "40ish" makeup routine is helping (I''m not a makeup person, but I found this brand of natural cosmetics that are really great).<br />Lady in Blue Shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385182500172592544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-45834365818529717042014-06-10T08:14:06.578-04:002014-06-10T08:14:06.578-04:00I'm 100% Irish and haven't started graying...I'm 100% Irish and haven't started graying yet!! But that's ok because I have really thin straight hair and I think I might go bald before I go gray which is a LOT worse, right? BUt then I can just wear a really cool wig and never have to do my hair again. Always a bright side! I love your cut, and I think you can totally pull off the gray hair look. What does your husband think? I always try to take my hubby's vote into consideration...it's why I don't have bangs!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451797365712728579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-90654390229912071562014-06-10T08:01:04.913-04:002014-06-10T08:01:04.913-04:00I'm in my mid 40's and really just started...I'm in my mid 40's and really just started graying to where it shows more on the sides, but not too much and I also have dark hair. I'm not one to "conform" to the culture and could care less, really, as far as one's hair goes. Wear your hair was YOU like it - not as the culture "thinks" you need to have it. Beauty is NOT just defined by the "culture" at large. Be comfortable in your own and love what God has provided you... It is who you are, naturally! :) <br /><br />Blessings,<br />Kristamrsarchieleachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11180788981013569539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-46259444700665512982014-06-10T03:24:23.165-04:002014-06-10T03:24:23.165-04:00I think it looks fantastic! Way to go, Mary. I'...I think it looks fantastic! Way to go, Mary. I've got some gray, too, but I often forget about it. I call it survival. ;)Micaela Darrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04601442850363152303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-75491690729656899612014-06-09T21:48:34.484-04:002014-06-09T21:48:34.484-04:00I've also found that my gray is a lot easier t...I've also found that my gray is a lot easier to manage when it is colored. Otherwise it is a spring, wiry mess. Good luck with the transition. That cut is really cute on you.Ann-Marie Ulczynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855303309031758189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-10252690037023860322014-06-09T21:46:27.182-04:002014-06-09T21:46:27.182-04:00I completely agree that it is much harder to gray ...I completely agree that it is much harder to gray when you are a dark brunette. I also have that streak of gray by my face. And I also started going gray in college, but it has really come in these last few years. I wish there was some easy way to avoid the growing out process . . . Just get rid of the color all at once and let the gray do its thing. Ann-Marie Ulczynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13855303309031758189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-89824413812999469862014-06-09T19:36:27.370-04:002014-06-09T19:36:27.370-04:00You've inspired me! I will stop ripping out t...You've inspired me! I will stop ripping out those grays that I find... besides, if I keep that up, I'll eventually go bald and gray is SO much better than bald! ... but all this is still vanity; eh, maybe one day I'll give that up, too. ;) <br />Way to go, Mary!MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11155674585884352433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-86536540197129312132014-06-09T17:10:01.314-04:002014-06-09T17:10:01.314-04:00I do have some skunk action going on but it's ...I do have some skunk action going on but it's evening out as the rest of the gray comes in!Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-9021527086593486042014-06-09T17:09:26.973-04:002014-06-09T17:09:26.973-04:00Love this! I still do wear makeup, though I'm...Love this! I still do wear makeup, though I'm not sure you can tell. (I don't really have any idea what I'm doing and every morning feel like a little girl playing dress up in her mother's bathroom ;) Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-65555166952504115602014-06-09T17:06:49.627-04:002014-06-09T17:06:49.627-04:00I had a neighbor who had a leeettle too much to dr...I had a neighbor who had a leeettle too much to drink at a party who LITERALLY started touching my hair and asking, "is that from the boys?" She looked very concerned. I found it hysterical.Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-76665708424891183492014-06-09T17:05:27.884-04:002014-06-09T17:05:27.884-04:00Yes, I think the "contrary" part of that...Yes, I think the "contrary" part of that old rhyme applies to this Mary quite well, too ;)Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-58840136193800245372014-06-09T17:04:45.779-04:002014-06-09T17:04:45.779-04:00Oh my goodness...I took a few shots and looked JUS...Oh my goodness...I took a few shots and looked JUST like Kevin. It creeped me out because, well, he's a man and all. Glad I'm not balding. Yet.Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-640846201971673514.post-70742769298419024702014-06-09T17:03:17.496-04:002014-06-09T17:03:17.496-04:00Clearly skunks are more my thing than tigers ;)Clearly skunks are more my thing than tigers ;)Mary @ Better Than Edenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409924891343767874noreply@blogger.com