Speaking of being officially old, I found my first grey hair the other day.

[LeftyMom]

It probably didn't help that I saw it in the mirror while tidying up between classes. Anyhow, I called my mother for some sympathy, and she told me she didn't start getting them until she was in her 40's.

If I'm mot mistaken, this means you can officially add me to the Official List of Old People. Or that I need to start investigating my hair dye options. Maybe both.

[Lavender Brown]

1. I started getting them in my mid-twenties

Annoyingly, they're mostly in my bangs. I get blond highlights, which camouflages them enough so I don't have to dye my whole head of hair. Eh, what can you do... :)

[Gormy Cuss]

2. I found my first gray hair at 19.

Or rather, my mother found it. I was sitting at her kitchen table and when she saw it she yanked it out of my head without warning. Thanks, Ma. Neither of my parents had many gray hairs until they were in their fifties and still had mostly their natural color well into their 70s. Me, that's another story.

[Lyric]

3. I found one about a year ago, near my hairline in the front.

I yanked it out, but it never grew back. Maybe it's just an aberration?

[KitchenWitch]

4. I found my first gray hair when I was 13.

If you can put up with a longish story, I will tell one.

About 15 years ago I started dying my hair because of the gray (I was about 30 then). Every 5-6 weeks like clockwork, I had to touch up the roots. I stopped dying my hair when I got pregnant with K (I did not think the chemicals were a good idea during the pregnancy). She was born about 7 years ago. I was happy with my salt and pepper hair. About 6 months ago, I got talked into dying my hair again by a friend of mine. And I have pretty much regretted it ever since.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. that sounds like something my Mom would say...and my Mom

(the lucky bitch that she is) has got that kind of moon colored hair that never grow grey x(

[ElsewheresDaughter]

6. get back to me when you find your 1st grey pubbie

but even then tis no big deal ...my nurse sister said we eventuall they will all fall out.....we go bald down there anyway

what me worry bout a few greys...

[LeftyMom]

7. I shave so I wouldn't know.

I never really thought of it as a defensive mechanism against the aging process before. :rofl:

[LiberalHeart]

8. I'm not wild about grey hair, but I love white hair.

My kid's had grey hair showing up since she was in her early 20s. She dyes her hair and it often looks dead. She'd look much better with the grey showing.

[TZ]

9. I found my first grey hair on my 30th birthday

I still find them, but still not quite up to having to dye yet.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

10. what me worry?

[fizzgig]

11. i keep thinking i'm finding them

but when i pull them, it turns out they're a pale blond...i have hair that ranges from that to nearly black, but those didn't start coming in until a few years ago.

i did, however, find a gray eyebrow a few months ago, but it never came back

[Radical Activist]

12. At least you aren't losing it.

ugh

[Nikia]

13. I had my first grey hair when I was 24

At 30 though, I still only get them periodically and pull them out when I do. I have never dyed my hair but will probably try it if I get enough grey that I can't pull it out and it is noticeable to most other people.

[derby378]

14. I don't remember when I got my first gray hair...

...but I'm 41 now, and although I still have at least 90% of my hair, some of the strands are indeed gray. I'm not too worried. My grandfather looked great with a head of gray hair.

[undeterred]

15. You're not old till its your first grey pubic hair.

[Fire Walk With Me]

16. I find women who are confident enough to enjoy their gray

to be attractive. I got my first gray hair at 18, but another gent from my high school was nearly completely bald by 20, so it's all relative.

[alphafemale]

17. I just turned 44 and have just a few grey hairs.

Right now they don't really show because of the way my hair part falls. But they are also sort of clustered together in the same general area so I am thinking I might just develop one of those striking looking stripes.

I don't imagine I'll ever dye it. I prefer embracing the way I look and making the best of it.

[Shakespeare]

18. Found my first at 26. Damn you, paternal grandmother!!

She greyed early, and I appear to have inherited that unfortunate gene. Being blonde hid most of them for years, but I finally gave in and started using color to cover them up.

And I'm certainly not old--and neither are you!! :hi:

[applegrove]

19. I started dying my hair when I was 20. I've always had grey hair and

at 43 I've finally stopped dying my hair and letting it be grey. I like it.

[Blue_Tires]

20. saw my first one as a teen

started getting a few here and there in my mid 20s, and they have been slowly increasing (at 32, my chin whiskers are turning white, too)

[av8rdave]

21. Keep watching...there will be more over the years

Hey, I'm just the messenger. I speak from experience!

Worst part is, I'm finding gray ones all over!

[Iggo]

22. "Was it on your head? Yes? No problem, then."

I swear, that was the answer my mom gave me when I complained (many years ago) about my first gray hair.

Jeez, mom.

:rofl:

[DFW]

23. You'll get no sympathy from me

That happened to me almost 20 years ago

[billyskank]

24. Officially old my arse.

Are you even 30 yet?

FWIW, at 32 I now find I have significant greying around my temples.

[jobycom]

25. My aunt was completely gray in her twenties.

Still probably the coolest person I've ever met.

[SmokingJacket]

26. I got my first just after my 40th birthday a couple months ago.

I pulled it out, damn thing! So far it hasn't returned.

[RebelOne]

27. I am 69 years old and I don't know if I have grey hair.

I have been coloring it since I was 16. When I was in high school, my naturally blonde hair started turning darker. So, I hit the bleach bottle. Even if their is grey hair, it blends in with the blonde so it is not noticeable.

[Skittles]

28. 51 and have yet to see my first gray hair

Verified by my hairdresser - and I have never colored my hair. IN YOUR FACE!!! :D

[azmouse]

29. I'm 47 and mostly gray....

Or at least I would be if I didn't color it. :)