Mar 23 2007
Fiery Redhead
In case you didn’t know, I am a redhead. A natural redhead. It runs in the family. My grandmother on my father’s side used to have red hair before it turned gray. My aunt used to have red hair but it turned blonde. My cousin has red hair. My uncle has red hair. My niece has red hair. And one of my uncles on my mom’s side has reddish hair. You can definitely tell who we are.
As a kid, I used to hate my red hair. Red hair attracts all sorts of attention that I just did not want, since I was a painfully shy kid. As an adult, I learned to love it. I don’t like being the same as everyone else. I usually don’t like standing out like a sore thumb, but being just different enough that people are envious rather than afraid. Red hair is perfect for that, especially when I tell them that it’s natural.
Recently, I have noticed a couple gray hairs popping up. More than a couple - maybe a few. Maybe a few more than that. Enough to be visible and bother me. All I know is, at 32 years old, I am not ready for gray hairs. I don’t even have kids yet! Are kids supposed to be what give you gray hair? No, this must not be allowed to continue. I am seriously rethinking the natural redhead thing. I might have to visit my friend Miss Clairol soon.
I do have the fiery temper that redheads are famous for. I’m generally a mild-mannered, non-confrontational person. But piss me off and forget it. That famous redheaded temper comes screaming out. All the other assumptions about redheads, the ones about being a good lover and such, I have no comment. And I could never be attracted to a man with red hair. I think I’d feel too much like I’m dating someone in my family, and that is just. so. wrong.
You’ll notice that I’m part of a ring called Redheads Rock. I have a cool graphic for that one, but I’ve been lazy and haven’t put it up there yet. Today I was doing a bit of websurfing and came across another blog. *Red has a great post with all sorts of wonderful quotes about redheads.
So there’s my post for today. If you want the summarized version, here it is:
Yeah, so I have red hair. No, I don’t dye it. What’s it to you?
Sometimes, I’m a redhead. Sometimes, I’m not. Yes, I dye it.