If you don't look like yourself, to yourself, when you look in the mirror, it can cause quite the cognitive dissonance.
This. I started dyeing my hair at 40 because I was tired of looking in the mirror and seeing someone else. And then I decided to leave a section undyed in front, for a Rogue streak, and I get a TON of compliments on that.
There are always people who will try to cut you down for not living out their personal expectations, or because it makes them feel better about themselves if they can make someone else feel bad. Scroom, as Dusty would say. They aren't in charge of your life; YOU are.
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This. I started dyeing my hair at 40 because I was tired of looking in the mirror and seeing someone else. And then I decided to leave a section undyed in front, for a Rogue streak, and I get a TON of compliments on that.
There are always people who will try to cut you down for not living out their personal expectations, or because it makes them feel better about themselves if they can make someone else feel bad. Scroom, as Dusty would say. They aren't in charge of your life; YOU are.