I'm 64 and my hair is white.

[orangecrush]

I'm a man.

I figure from the way I feel, I have about 5 years - MAX - left to have fun before the nurses tie me to the wheelchair and put me facing the corner, drooling on myself.

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Should I color my hair and stash?

Is it even worth it?

What color?

At home or a salon?

I think it might be fun to find out how much trouble I can get myself in.

What could possibly go wrong?

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[Thomas Hurt]

1. Probably need to let it grow out before you color it. Maybe a mullet...

[orangecrush]

4. .....

I like this look

[Hugh_Lebowski]

2. Coloring hair that short would be ridiculous, to start with ...

Not to mention how obvious it looks when people in their 60's and beyond ... color their hair.

It looks hella tacky as a man.

Plus, I think the gray looks good, myself.

Lot better things you can do with your money my friend.

[orangecrush]

5. Thanks Hugh!

If I let it grow out, can I color it green and blue?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

8. Oh, well if we're talking about FUN colors, that's totally different ;) (nt)

[orangecrush]

13. At this age

Any color is fun

[secondwind]

10. I agree! It should stay as it is!!!

[orangecrush]

15. There isn't much left

Maybe I should let it rest in peace

[wnylib]

55. Really. My first thought was, "What hair?"

Do you really want to color your scalp?

[mercuryblues]

3. Color it a purple so dark it looks black

until the light hits it just right. People will wonder if you intentionally chose that color or if you are color blind.

[LakeArenal]

6. Do what you want. It's only hair.

People are so apeshit about hair.

It can be re-colored. Stripped of color shaved off to grow again.

Amanda the dog Lady shaves or has lost her hair. She’s beautiful.

People have to be less judgey judgerton about things like hair.

[orangecrush]

12. Thanks

Glad someone gets it!

[orangecrush]

11. I like it!

[applegrove]

7. I once dyed my graying dak brown hair "blue-black". It came out too

blue. Fortunately there was a 1 800 Clarol # on the box to call in the case of mistakes. They told me what colour to buy and it worked out. Seriously though 35 years ago I went to a salon to dye my hair and as I left the woman said "don't use a blow dryer or it will go blond". I've never had my hair dyed at a salon since. I quit dying it myself after 25 years because the dark dyes have carcinogens in them.

[orangecrush]

18. CARCINOGENS??!!

NOBODY SAID ANYTHING ABOUT CARCINOGENS!!!

[applegrove]

32. I figured putting dark dye on myself for 25 years was enough. Women

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at hair salons have a higher rate of cancer if they use dark dyes. What I heard anyhow. I read it some where 15 years Go.

[orangecrush]

35. BUMMER!!!

[I_have_a_cat_bite]

9. Try this

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[Hugh_Lebowski]

14. Damnit now I want pizza (nt)

[orangecrush]

20. ...

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

26. Waiter, there's a pizza in my hair. nt

[Croney]

16. When a man colors his hair, it is ALWAYS obvious.

If you're fine with that, then do whatever you want.

[orangecrush]

21. And with women

It isn't?

I don't get it.

[Croney]

27. Women who go to salons to have it done have more success

with it looking less obvious. I guess if a man goes to a salon, it could work. I think most men who color their hair do it at home, and it comes out too dark.

[orangecrush]

36. You have a point

Lady at hair salon told me to go with light color if I did it myself.

[XorXor]

17. I say embrace it, you earned it.

[orangecrush]

23. Thanks

[Lochloosa]

19. Shave it off. Spend the money on sex.

You'll feel better about yourself.

[orangecrush]

24. I tried

I got turned down

[mopinko]

29. second that shave it.

bald is sexy. tho i also like ponytails, if you're in for a long term project.

[orangecrush]

31. It might make more sense

To shave it, considering how little is left.

I'll have to think about the ponytail.

[mopinko]

38. you could also bleach it.

still a fair amount of pepper w that salt. not quite the silver fox thing.
wont be as obvious as it grows out as a dye job.

[orangecrush]

47. Good ideas

Thanks!

[mopinko]

60. ftr, my da had that hair in his 30's.

it could be worse.

[orangecrush]

62. True

Thanks!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

22. Color it. What could possibly go wrong?

[orangecrush]

25. I knew

This was coming.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

28. I don't know if that was worse than Stephen Miller's spray on hair

[orangecrush]

33. They're about the same

In my opinion.

[3catwoman3]

37. There is nothing that could make this creep...

...look any better, with the possible exception of a gravestone.

[dameatball]

30. I don't care. I'm just here for the bossy nurse pics.

[orangecrush]

34. I'll be sure

To post those!

[dameatball]

39. Hubba!

[haele]

40. Shave it and grow a magnificent 'stach.

Seriously. Long mustache, long and bushy enough to braid it or wax it with the points going out to your ears.
Get yourself a proper Gilded Age Robber Baron look going. Maybe even get some awesome sideburns to go along with it.

Haele

[orangecrush]

48. Handlebar!

Great idea!

[whistler162]

41. Magic marker or crayon?

Don't

[orangecrush]

49. I ate all the crayons

So I guess it's magic marker!

[usonian]

42. the way I feel?

Feel better about yourself. Have a blast. Old folks get a pass (if they're white, sorry to say) to act bonkers.

Here we go.
1. Tin foil hat. EMP attack can come anytime.


2. Protection always helps.


3. Go full Remulak. Irresistible, they say.


4. Skip all of the above. Get the right nurse and your high anxiety will vanish.

[orangecrush]

50. Thanks!

I needed the laugh.

[usonian]

57. Laughter keeps us young! Glad to be the bearer of funny tidings!

I don't even REMEMBER being 64!

Now, what was the question?

[orangecrush]

58. ROTF

I forgot!

[Maraya1969]

43. My hair is grey too. I use this stuff called, "Fancifull" which is temporary hair color

I just shampoo, wash, and add the stuff to wet hair.

I think you have to get it at a beauty salon.

[orangecrush]

51. Thank you Maraya

I'll check it out!

[doc03]

44. I am 74 my hair is white. If you have white hair people stop and let you cross

the street, hold doors for you and you can say whatever is on your mind and get away with it.

[orangecrush]

52. I must look young

I don't get that treatment.

Maybe they think I'm albino...

[Niagara]

45. Hahaha! I seriously thought this was a LuckyCharm's OP.

Until I saw that it wasn't.

[orangecrush]

53. It isn't

[Midnight Writer]

46. Go with a wig. Choices are endless. And best of all, no one will be able to tell you are wearing one

[orangecrush]

54. Ummm...

Thanks, but no.


If it ever fell off, I'd dye.

[Trailrider1951]

56. I say Go For It!

Express thyself! I have a grandchild whose hair has been every color of the rainbow and back again. So what? They're one of the most creative and fun people I know. It's your hair, do what you want with it. And have fun with it!

[orangecrush]

59. Thanks!

[Emile]

61. Grow that goatee, you always wanted one.

It will cover up your double chin and make you look ten years younger!

[orangecrush]

69. Who told you

About my chin?

[Harker]

63. Try to avoid looking like Wayne Newton.

It's unbecoming.

You'll feel great in an Irish flat cap.

[orangecrush]

70. Is he dead?

Definitely want to avoid looking like him then.

[Harker]

72. I don't know for sure...

Last time I saw him he looked like a pickled 90 year old with jet black hair.

[Harker]

77. No, he's only 80.

I can't think of a song he's recorded since "Danke Scbõn" in 1963.

It wasn't my intent to disrespect him, since I know nothing of him, but to suggest in reply to your inquiry that perhaps it's better to present oneself as nature has directed than to try to alter one's true appearance.

[malthaussen]

64. Whatever gets you through the night.

-- Mal

[DFW]

66. It's alright, it's alright.......

And so it is!

[orangecrush]

71. Great tune

Lennon never went bald.

[DFW]

65. That's what I USED to think at 64.

But now, I'm 70, and my wife turns 70 next month. I look it. As for her, she looks about 20 or more years younger. I don't touch my hair. She peps hers up a bit to give it more of its original blonde look. But if there's a geriatric ward in our future, it'll come as a nasty sudden surprise, not because of gradual deterioration between 64 and 70.

Like the song goes, we're still having fun, and she's still the one. Don't let the number weigh upon your shoulders. When my wife was 64, she was at one her doctors, getting a checkup, and the receptionist called her back, saying she had made a mistake on her date of birth. She said that never happens, but what mistake was that? The receptionist said for the year she filled in to be correct, she'd have to be SIXTY-FOUR years old!!!! As if she were talking about someone decades older. My wife said, "I AM 64!!" The receptionist just stared and said, "wow..." It's how you act, and take care of yourself. If you THINK 46, you have a better chance of making others believe it, too.

From two weeks ago:



It's all in the wrist. Or something............

[orangecrush]

73. Beautiful couple!

Wish you both many more happy years together, and thanks!

[DFW]

79. Thanks! We'll try, anyway

We‘ve been together for 48 years now, married for 40. Kinda hard to remember life before…

[GenThePerservering]

82. Wonderful photo!

You are a good looking couple! Many more happy years to you!

[bif]

67. I started going grey in high school

When I was fifty I was in denial and dyed my hair. Now that Im self-unemployed, I've gone completely white!

[orangecrush]

74. I think what bothers me

Is that my hair's shade of white - grey just doesn't look good to me.

Some people wear it well, I don't.

[highplainsdem]

68. The problem isn't your hair color. It's this statement and attitude:

I figure from the way I feel, I have about 5 years - MAX - left to have fun before the nurses tie me to the wheelchair and put me facing the corner, drooling on myself.

Unless you really want to resign yourself to a nursing home at an early age, you should be focusing on keeping yourself as healthy as possible. (I don't know if you've ever spent much time visiting people in nursing homes. I did when my mom was finally in rehab and then another nursing home, in her 90s, after she decided it was too boring to exercise and got weaker and fell and broke a hip, very badly.) Coloring your hair won't make you healthy. It can help your appearance a bit if done right, but it will never offset letting yourself go otherwise.

So you should be focusing on a really healthy diet and lots of exercise. Including yoga and other stretching exercises. (There's also facial yoga.) You can have the most beautiful head of hair in the world, but if your face and body look old, it won't help a lot with your appearance.

Merely coloring your hair isn't likely to make you feel better, either. Improving your health will.

The best way to age gracefully is to minimize aging by staying as healthy as possible.

And you should try for a positive attitude, too, as DFW said.

Focus on staying healthy, keeping active -- and doing things that bring you joy. You're never too old to learn something new you might have wanted to learn when younger but didn't have time for. You're never too old to appreciate art, or create it. You're never too old to make new friends, as important as it is to keep old ones.

[orangecrush]

75. If you noticed

The picture in the op was taken in the gym, which is where I spend a lot of time.

I am quite overweight, 6' 290 lbs.

This is genetic, my Father was a strong, well built powerful man, as I was, until he hit his 50's and put on a lot of weight.

It isn't because I slowed down on exercise, I haven't.

My diet needs to change radically, though.

I was in Tai Chi classes till I broke my fibula in January.

The cast just came off 3 weeks ago.

And yes, my self confidence took a shot to the jewels from a younger woman this month, after 4 months. I'm trying to stay off the pity pot, and learn from the experience, and see how I can improve myself.

So, there's that.

[highplainsdem]

78. I apologize. I hadn't noticed the background in that photo, since I was so focused on

the statement I quoted, which had upset me. It reminded me too much of my mom basically resigning herself to aging, after which she aged really rapidly. It always bothers me to hear older people talk about accepting aging, not trying to stay fit, since too often it's followed by much worse health.

Good for you for going to the gym. And Tai Chi is great -- a guy I know in his late 70s who's still in great shape and often working long hours gives credit to Tai Chi, the Chen style that's more of a martial art.

He watches his diet, too.

Sorry to hear about the broken leg. I hope you can get back to full use of that leg soon, if you haven't already.

And shame on that woman who hurt you.

[orangecrush]

83. No apology necessary

And the woman didn't hurt me, I hurt myself.

Never too old to learn.

Thanks!

[LuckyCharms]

80. My serious advice.

Look however you want to look.

How YOU want to be viewed.

Be yourself.

Own yourself.

Do your best, and have confidence that you are doing your best.

Quiet confidence will make you the most handsome man in the world, and will help any health issues.

I'll be 64 this year. I was blessed with my mother's hair. Any grey has turned pure white. I still have some black hair mixed in, but the white is a nice bright white that I love. So I would not dye my own.

[orangecrush]

84. Thanks, Lucky!

Well said.

[GenThePerservering]

81. A wise older woman once remarked to me

"Well, some people age, and some people just get old."

It's better to just age, which is a completely fluid concept. Getting old is just getting old.

[orangecrush]

85. I agree!

Thanks for the wise words!