tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post6782385224584247713..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: Beauty, Like A Dial-HandHer Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-41240989195822845182008-12-02T09:15:00.000-05:002008-12-02T09:15:00.000-05:00Shannon - ha - no (hell no) but you're not the onl...Shannon - ha - no (hell no) but you're not the only one who thought that!Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-19056611877177686572008-12-02T00:59:00.000-05:002008-12-02T00:59:00.000-05:00Did you just say you were pregnant? Did I catch th...Did you just say you were pregnant? Did I catch that?SMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986540464794429363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-87699363981233589332008-11-30T19:50:00.000-05:002008-11-30T19:50:00.000-05:00I think you're gorgeous; not frumpy or old looking...I think you're gorgeous; not frumpy or old looking at all! And I love the new hair too, it looks awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-90035074003047147052008-11-26T00:22:00.000-05:002008-11-26T00:22:00.000-05:00The new hair is great. Similar to the original bu...The new hair is great. Similar to the original but great. And believe me, there is nothing, NOTHING, great about being mistaken for your child's babysitter when you are in your 30s.Surprised Suburban Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551938496663569298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-60282652250174888572008-11-25T11:46:00.000-05:002008-11-25T11:46:00.000-05:00everyone in the world has weighed in, and the issu...everyone in the world has weighed in, and the issue is already moot since your dyed your hair, but i am expecting my first and am discovering where the silvers have been quietly growing in my cinammon hair. i love them. they are like genius and brightness and light. i also realize they will make me look old, but age just means i'm doing something right. i say, skip color and go for cut. experiment with face shape and fresh ways to frame your gorgeous open eyes. i also have a distinguished nose and have learned to embrace it. not literally of course, that would be awkward...k_srahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16231604482775907867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-51961772978660776252008-11-24T21:13:00.000-05:002008-11-24T21:13:00.000-05:00Get thee some Manic Panic and add a pink streak! O...Get thee some Manic Panic and add a pink streak! Or two! You have the perfect hair for it, and it would look great.<BR/><BR/>(Wouldn't recommend blue streaks, however: it fades to green on blonde hair.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-11290535130172175552008-11-24T16:06:00.000-05:002008-11-24T16:06:00.000-05:001. the new hair looks great!2. not because of the ...1. the new hair looks great!<BR/>2. not because of the colour, necessarily, but because the you under the hair looks happier<BR/>3. IME - and I used to dye a lot - it's the act of dying the hair that improves the mood, not the result<BR/>4. controlling your life not vice versa<BR/>5. which is why spending big $$ at a salon is rarely as good as shutting yourself in the loo with toxic chemicals<BR/>6. and wine, too, sometimesclarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944084489177974511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-9140578062088160822008-11-24T14:49:00.000-05:002008-11-24T14:49:00.000-05:00Commenting on your comment-free post:I love you ju...Commenting on your comment-free post:<BR/><BR/>I love you just the way you are. <BR/><BR/>Now tell me to shut up and get off your lawn.Mom101https://www.blogger.com/profile/15468524489744839899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-91872741897288059952008-11-24T13:16:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:16:00.000-05:00Late to the party, but that totally happened to me...Late to the party, but that totally happened to me this summer... and I freaked the hell out on the dude... like bunny-boiler nutso.<BR/><BR/>He totally deserved it.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15120658117796151128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-21196865058923536612008-11-23T22:35:00.000-05:002008-11-23T22:35:00.000-05:00perfect post.perfect post.OHmommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712111068636100187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-38679060637823396362008-11-23T12:39:00.000-05:002008-11-23T12:39:00.000-05:00My good friend's mother's hair turned prematurely ...My good friend's mother's hair turned prematurely platinum, as you called it. I've always looked for the white way to describe her hair because it's not white, nor is it silver. But, what it is is beautiful. People always commented on it. She says it turned that way when she was 23, before she even had children. While her daughter's hair hasn't turned, both her sons had silver hair by the time they were 25.<BR/>Don't color your hair. DON'T. I envy it.Shonda Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411603868888972136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-1894117434535820802008-11-23T11:42:00.000-05:002008-11-23T11:42:00.000-05:00PS don't dye your hair because of this! i have ki...PS don't dye your hair because of this! i have kids that are pretty much the same age as yours (3yo and 7mo)an i don't know about you, but i can barely keep up with my existing "beauty" regime (toothbrushing counts, right?) . . . i couldn't imagine having to worry about roots showing on top of it. your hair looks fabulous to me . . .Momilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601711936352410389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-10241918325891253262008-11-23T11:34:00.000-05:002008-11-23T11:34:00.000-05:00at the library where i work, I made the mistake ON...at the library where i work, I made the mistake ONCE of telling a little boy with a man who certainly looked to be in his 50s that he had "such a nice grandpa!" When the man snorted at me, "it's daddy, thank you" i felt like the world's biggest asshole. This was years ago and since then i always err on the side of caution - better to call grandma "mom" and make her day than the other day around. if it's any consolation, i'm sure the salesperson who said that to you feels awful and will never mis-step in the same way! i'm so cowed that i never even comment on a very pregnant looking woman's pregnancy on the off-chance that she is not pregnant!Momilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12601711936352410389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-51514202037197339112008-11-23T08:14:00.000-05:002008-11-23T08:14:00.000-05:00I'm 32 and my partner is 38. I've lost count of th...I'm 32 and my partner is 38. I've lost count of the number of times when a salesperson/waiter/stranger has made a comment indicating they thought she was my mother. That's not fun. Her hair is a really light blond, too. I've always chalked it up to people trying to figure out the relationship - obviously we are closer than friends. They go for sisters a lot but the mom comments have been pretty painful for her. Having our son out with us now puts the grandmother comment on the table. Ouch. It's an unexpected hit to the ego for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-90188658669070184092008-11-22T22:05:00.000-05:002008-11-22T22:05:00.000-05:00Oh yeah - and I have only one grey hair (neatly tu...Oh yeah - and I have only one grey hair (neatly tucked under so it's invisible) and don't wear glasses. It sucked, I tell ya.SMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986540464794429363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-15704613709015313342008-11-22T21:45:00.000-05:002008-11-22T21:45:00.000-05:00In the restaurant at lunch with some lady friends ...In the restaurant at lunch with some lady friends of mine (who, I grant you, are actually grandmothers and great grandmothers - none of them are under 55 and a couple are over 80), I'm with my 3 yo and 5 yo!!! and the waitress says, "Your grandchildren are so adorable!" I am 40, overweight, frumpy, but still. Ouch. It sucked.SMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17986540464794429363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-40423508476354177712008-11-22T17:16:00.000-05:002008-11-22T17:16:00.000-05:00Long time reader, first time commenter here :)I'm ...Long time reader, first time commenter here :)<BR/><BR/>I'm 24 and have more wrinkles than you, seriously, not kidding. I'm telling you it's just the hair. She saw the hair and made an assumption. The first time I saw a picture of you (somewhere on this blog, or maybe from a BlogHer photo thing somewhere) I too thought you were older, not because of your face or clothes but just because of the color of your hair.<BR/><BR/>Dye it if you want, it will definitely and absolutely make you look younger, if that's what you want, which sounds pretty good to most of us I bet. But just know you're not a frumpy-looking wrinkly old lady :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-69288764608334750302008-11-22T15:23:00.000-05:002008-11-22T15:23:00.000-05:00OH GOD.Oh baby. You poor, sweet, beautiful, young-...OH GOD.<BR/><BR/>Oh baby. You poor, sweet, beautiful, young-looking thing. <BR/><BR/>Fuck, that saleswoman must feel SO AWFUL.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I'm so sorry this happened. You are beautiful. You are. Look at you.Maggie, Dammithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471019955310537571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-15986232909966855882008-11-22T08:35:00.000-05:002008-11-22T08:35:00.000-05:00Catherine, I'm not even going to try to tell you h...Catherine, I'm not even going to try to tell you how beautiful you are. My guess is you already "know" that. And I'm sure, even though I didn't read, you have a myriad of comments about that, too. Most telling you how beautiful you are and probably one or two taking this opportunity to make themselves feel better by kicking you when you feel bad. Because that's the nature of humans. We feel better if we make someone else feel horrible. And just for the record? THOSE people we should totally point at laugh at if you have the opportunity. Maybe we can get together later and schedule that. <BR/><BR/>But what I will say? I so get it. I was in a store recently and at 34 years old had a girl who looked to be maybe 20 tell me how this product would help with the "wrinkles around my eyes" and I literally wanted to throttle her. Ahh...but I think today I'll change my view. I'll pity both of these sales people for being the ignorant ones who just cost them self commission.Kim @ Ponytaildiaries.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12106809118792122459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-29807319763975195512008-11-21T20:04:00.000-05:002008-11-21T20:04:00.000-05:00C -- that would be disconcerting and upsetting. W...C -- that would be disconcerting and upsetting. When I was 17 I tipped the scales at 297lbs and, as a result, it was difficult to discern what gender I belonged to -- as adipose tissue renders one sexless. I could have been a man or a woman -- judging me from the posterior view and, as a result, was addressed by a myriad of names some not fit to print.<BR/><BR/>I have always thought that you are one of the most beautiful women I have ever known. I am surprised by your musings on your physical appearance as I have never seen the imperfections that you see. <BR/>What I see is a beautiful and brilliant woman who celebrates life and the moments that count.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-62119789483185043872008-11-21T20:02:00.000-05:002008-11-21T20:02:00.000-05:00Your hair is beautiful and that salesgirl is a dol...Your hair is beautiful and that salesgirl is a dolt. But that said, do whatever makes you feel good. Hair grows out! (I had to stop coloring mine when I got pregnant and sadly it's all its natural color again).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-46096463712122443442008-11-21T17:30:00.000-05:002008-11-21T17:30:00.000-05:00First time commenter just popping in to say that y...First time commenter just popping in to say that your platinum hair is beautiful; you are beautiful - don't change a thing, especially because of an obviously blind sales clerk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-39314951371694094752008-11-21T14:53:00.000-05:002008-11-21T14:53:00.000-05:00You clearly have a beautiful, youthful look - not ...You clearly have a beautiful, youthful look - not for a minute should you let someone's erroneous assumption make you uncomfortable. <BR/><BR/>Now, with that said, it's a data point. So, if you're beginning to detect changes in how you're perceived by others, and you don't like the misperception. By all means - do something about it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-76825038257344222752008-11-21T14:43:00.000-05:002008-11-21T14:43:00.000-05:00I was just telling someone today that a distant co...I was just telling someone today that a distant cousin of mine went silver - totally silver - at 23 or 24, some really young age - and I always secretly hoped I would get that gene somehow. I LOVE the platinum silver hair! You're gorgeous :)zipbagofboneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845215266169983575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-87236605477966168392008-11-21T13:24:00.000-05:002008-11-21T13:24:00.000-05:00I have been lightening or dying my hair since my t...I have been lightening or dying my hair since my teens. I'm a color junkie. Mostly I stuck to blonde hues. It wasn't until I decided to go red in my mid-30s that I finally felt comfortable in my skin. Not that I was ever uncomfortable, but there was just a sense of "this is what I'm suppose to look like." During my recent pregnancy I colored back to my natural to minimize maintenance. DD is 6mo old and am once again back to red. I've decided the maintenance is totally worth it.<BR/><BR/>An ex-boyfriend's mum had stunning natural platinum. I had asked him what color her hair was before it turned. He said he didn't know. She had been platinum his whole life. I thought she was the coolest thing on earth at that moment. She just owned it.<BR/><BR/>Getting to my point...do as you like with your hair. If you are comfortable with your natural platinum then keep it. If you feel it needs to be enhanced, then do it. Own your look.<BR/><BR/>and for what it's worth...I think you look fabulous!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com