Hair, hair, hair and other things
Well, I did it again. Some people itch to move, go on vacation, or just get out of the house (of course I'm one of those people) but others have the hair equivalent of "cabin fever." Yep, I'm one of those two. Throughout my teens, I dyed my hair all sorts of colors, sometimes coming out with unintentional oranges and blues. Now, I color my hair to cover up the gray--not for my sake, though--unless you count trying to avoid my kids' protests to cover it up so I won't look so old. It scares them...makes them think I have one foot in the grave, i guess. As if covering the gray actually does take a decade or so off my age--ha! I wish. Let me just tell you...I'd like to have the patent on that one. Anyway, moving on. Yesterday I got so sick of my naturally curly hair that I tried a new straightening product. Mind you I have curly hair that has a mind of its own--frizzy in some spots, straight in some, and various degrees of curl in others. Why i live in Houston, Bad Hair Day Capital of the World, is beyond me, cuz I spend half the time as a dead ringer for Don King. Unfortunately, I'm not happy with the grass on the other side of the fence. My hair, which is cut pretty short, is so stick straight, it looks like I've been through either chemo, a paper shredder, or Auschwitz. I can't do anything with it--except wait untill the curls grow back. What, you ask, does this have to do with parenting? There's a deep message in it all: you can't railroad kids into being someone else, because they won't pull it off well and they'll hate you forever. Ya can't straighten the curly ones, curl the straight ones or change their color. Just be haappy with who they are and they'll find their own identity--one they can be happy with too. Might have to go through a few Bad hair Days, but it'll work out in the end. (Actually, when I started writing this, i just wanted to gripe and whine but what can I saay, oppportunity knocked.
One more thing--I found out that Dr. Bernie Siegel of Life, Love and Miracles fame has written a foreword for my book, Hearing is Believing! Isn't that great?! I told my kids and they have no idea who the heck he is. I even told my mom and she's never heard of him. Talk about letting the wind out of your sails! Geez! Anyone out there heard of the guy??
Also, I'm going to start Erik on the P.A.C.E. cognitive training program. Have you guys heard of or had experience with this?? I'll keep ya posted.
Comments
Sounds like you have been having some fun. The trip to Austin sounds like heaven. Isn't that what heaven is, a suite at the Four Seasons? If not, someone needs to have a word with God because eternity anywhere else just wouldn't work for the long term. I think one the the most liberating aspects of being over 40 is having the knowledge, power and confidence that is gained only through experience. A young woman has the ability to, literally, stop traffic with her raw sexuality. But, who needs that --unless you are a flagger for CalTrans? What you get with age is an power to merge into and the skill to negotiate through the traffic. Anyway, I think Billy Bob does have the sexiest little twang in his voice. I heard him interviewed on Terry Gross about his music. It is folksy and bluesy and as it was his voice, so, ofcourse, I liked it. Oh, and my personal motto: If you can't change your life, change your hair. Why be boring? --Louise
Posted by: Louise | February 12, 2004 09:02 AM