Hi Dave,
We go to the dentist to repair teeth, replace teeth, straighten teeth....
We color hair, nails, wear make-up....
From a woman's point of view, but I realize men look at themselves differently, we girls thought my dad was the best-looking man on earth and he had lost half his hair by the age of 23.
He tried every gimmicky shampoo on the market, to no avail.
If he had had the option that you had, at a young age, I believe he would have done the same thing you did.
Moonflower
Isn't funny how appearance can take up most of our time, for hygienic purposes, and for just looking good.
Even at a early age, appearance can take our attention.
I knew a Mom years ago, that wouldnt let their child play in the mud, because it was too dirty of a game. Yet I remembered playing in the mud making mud pies and feeding them to my dolls.
Or in sand by the beach making sand castles.
Remember the 70's with the hot pants, Those shorts with the longer tops. It was answer to mini shirts with some protection. Even to days styles with grudge look, the pants crotch below the knees and the bottom cheeks crests showing for all the world to see.
Sometimes I feel like doing a little cosmetic surgery on those pants. Last year when I went back to the high school to take that computer course, some of the kids were wear what they called the Egyptians look, or Gothic look, of course to these teenage girls it was the style of the day. It look ugly to me. All that black.
Getting back to the topic.
I dye my hair. To cover the grey. Or even to get a different look.
It is all about wanting to look good, so you feel good.
I agree with Moonflower, putting makeup or even using the anti aging lotions, or the age spot creams, celluite creams, using hair gel, hair spray, putting in hair decoration like fancy barrettes, it is all about wanting to putting out best forward.
Somethings are easy, other are difficult, others are way too expensive.
I think if it is for the right motive, and not becomes an obessiveness, I dont believe there is no harm. Any one remember when wigs were a popular craze.
It is like the weaves that the african-american/canadian people wear in their hair. Those things takes hours to weave within their natural hair.
How many of us women go to beauty saloons? My mother has gone weekly for the last 30+ years.
Beauty maybe only skin deep, but there is nothing wrong with a little enhancement now and then.
