Ah, I understand....

about your son becoming a bit gray and you not wanting him to color his hair. However, from experience with my own son, he will do what he wants anyway. LOL! But, being a guy, he probably won't want to do what the gals do, so he won't use coloring.

About your hair, I was looking at your latest photo and I see a lot of shine. I hear ya about the gray being cooler than your original color. My hair is looking cooler, also. I guess that is what happens as we all change color. I share your thoughts about not liking the aging process. But, after 60, I just gave up and decided that it was pretty cool not to look like the rest of the herd at this age. Most of the time, I am the only longhaired person and with my hair in an updo, no one really bothers me.

I grew up with very critical parents. There wasn't a physical part of me that wasn't criticized....from my "thin" face all the way to my "fat" thighs, and then on to my long feet. You know, it took me over 50 years to realize, what is wrong with having a thin face, etc. And I also found out that I did not have fat thighs (I wear sizes 4/6) or particularly long feet. And even if I did, who cares? All these things are just someone else's idea of what is attractive. If God made me this way, then it must be pretty cool. But, I admit, it took me half a century to figure out that God doesn't make "junk".

So, don't be swayed by all these gals who wear "up-to-date" hairdos. Just do what makes your heart sing and what makes you happy.