tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post4886916293210590901..comments2024-02-10T00:14:33.011-08:00Comments on Genial Misanthrope: I'm thinking of dyeing my hair........Should Fish Morehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-66951873369886624492014-06-15T19:22:10.882-07:002014-06-15T19:22:10.882-07:00Ah. Oops. I live in a fairly conservative suburb...Ah. Oops. I live in a fairly conservative suburb, so I guess I'm used to people eyerolling my kids' aesthetic choices, and my "allowing" them. (As if anyone can "allow" or not "allow" a 16 year old to dye their hair, if they're determined.)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286116607710482085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-60915934616589310682014-06-15T19:20:04.837-07:002014-06-15T19:20:04.837-07:00Next time you come out, Em, C, and I will fight ov...Next time you come out, Em, C, and I will fight over who can do it for you, even.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286116607710482085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-33747833588523399812014-06-15T07:56:49.687-07:002014-06-15T07:56:49.687-07:00Oh my. Talk about bad luck.....A crash into the si...Oh my. Talk about bad luck.....A crash into the side of my car by a teenager in Colorado led an angry me to counsel a crying teenage boy "now this is why we have insurance and I doubt your mother will really kill you...;)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-43917255218813079022014-06-14T19:45:52.614-07:002014-06-14T19:45:52.614-07:00It appears to me that Joanne neglected to put a sp...It appears to me that Joanne neglected to put a space between her two comments. The first, about immature frontal cortexes, reminded me of an article I read recently about problems young drivers can face when they're stressed. Obviously, that poor young pizza delivery kid wasn't entirely focused.<br /><br />The second part where she mentioned having two blue haired granddaughters was simply a statement of fact.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747450215034568033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-71622501451745653632014-06-14T19:02:55.913-07:002014-06-14T19:02:55.913-07:00Hey, good to see you.
Yeah, well how can they. De...Hey, good to see you. <br />Yeah, well how can they. Depending on where you now live, go ask your neighbors......bet you'll be surprised. <br />Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-29646136077506171772014-06-14T18:50:38.438-07:002014-06-14T18:50:38.438-07:00My son went through a blue hair phase.
Just read ...My son went through a blue hair phase.<br /><br />Just read back through the posts I'd missed. The guns-everywhere laws are making me crazy. How can anyone think that's sane?Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-84382375686640487602014-06-14T18:47:47.004-07:002014-06-14T18:47:47.004-07:00And you, young lady. Be careful what you wish for....And you, young lady. Be careful what you wish for.......Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-41673712821718935222014-06-14T18:39:07.071-07:002014-06-14T18:39:07.071-07:00Joanne, got my kids back here. She's the best ...Joanne, got my kids back here. She's the best parent I've ever known, and she's correct. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-85025196798484062702014-06-14T18:37:49.538-07:002014-06-14T18:37:49.538-07:00Yeah, but you Ingles are odd people. Likeable, but...Yeah, but you Ingles are odd people. Likeable, but odd. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-56092637375311201472014-06-14T18:37:09.981-07:002014-06-14T18:37:09.981-07:00No enouraging my daughter, Robbie. Bad enuf as it ...No enouraging my daughter, Robbie. Bad enuf as it is.....Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-89125328712446131062014-06-14T18:35:47.593-07:002014-06-14T18:35:47.593-07:00That's it, I'm cutting you two off.That's it, I'm cutting you two off. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-86896161894541830862014-06-14T18:23:41.326-07:002014-06-14T18:23:41.326-07:00not the electric indigo of his grandkid, though. ...not the electric indigo of his grandkid, though. I think maybe a dark periwinkle or french blue.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286116607710482085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-55901588935995039302014-06-14T18:22:36.808-07:002014-06-14T18:22:36.808-07:00I think he'd look pretty good with a blue stre...I think he'd look pretty good with a blue streak. Other than the one coming out of his mouth, that is.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286116607710482085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-18329121258585394312014-06-14T18:21:51.785-07:002014-06-14T18:21:51.785-07:00I'm the mom of the above kids, Joanne. And I ...I'm the mom of the above kids, Joanne. And I don't see dying a teenager's hair as being a decision born of an immature prefrontal cortex. What better time to explore a wide variety of aesthetic choices, than when you're figuring out who you are? Especially since there are no college admissions officers, bosses, landlords, or anyone else to impress, who might have significant impact on your ability to do your thing.<br /><br />I didn't allow zir to do any dying that required bleaching (C's natural hair color is almost black) until age 13, because ze had sensitive skin, and that's a lot of chemical processing for one weekend. But I did henna over-dyes before then, which ended up being shockingly beautiful.<br /><br />Dying hair crazy colors is one of the safest fringe/rebellious/unconventional things a teenager can do. Weird piercings, india ink home tattoos, smoking, drugs and alcohol, joining the Campus Republicans, poorly thought out sex, putting all their personal life and identifying information on social media, experimenting with Catholicism or Jews For Jesus, these are all teen behaviors that have varying degrees of risk that outweigh the benefits, if any. But having your mother spend a couple hours on a weekend, and then being stuck at home for 8 hours while the dye works? Not even a blip on the risk radar, and actually has benefits for one's sense of autonomy and self-image.<br /><br />I'm thinking about a purple streak in my dyed-auburn hair. I'll have said 16 year old help me with it. My pre-frontal cortex is just fine, so I don't know what my excuse is, though.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286116607710482085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-22081212005412121252014-06-14T17:58:35.656-07:002014-06-14T17:58:35.656-07:00You should totally dye your hair. Truthfully, I...You should totally dye your hair. Truthfully, I've seen more than one individual of a certain age with shades of blue, green, red, yellow, or pink interspersed with the silver.Robbie Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06708885869170287258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-92183771029999981152014-06-14T15:42:59.236-07:002014-06-14T15:42:59.236-07:00I would have run out to see if any pizza made it t...I would have run out to see if any pizza made it to the road......I would have ate itJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-513746719191227132014-06-14T13:26:40.791-07:002014-06-14T13:26:40.791-07:00I like it, hell, I may turn my silver hair blue. I like it, hell, I may turn my silver hair blue. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-79793455573829264742014-06-14T13:26:04.882-07:002014-06-14T13:26:04.882-07:00The poor kid was walking up and down the street, a...The poor kid was walking up and down the street, asking what he should do. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-16376206115161646392014-06-14T12:09:43.815-07:002014-06-14T12:09:43.815-07:00I mentioned immature frontal cortexes just the oth...I mentioned immature frontal cortexes just the other day. His parent's, too.<br />I have a granddaughter with blue hair. Actually, two blue haired granddaughters. One is 22, one is 10.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524881400632979653.post-81147683620377298342014-06-14T08:30:19.128-07:002014-06-14T08:30:19.128-07:00His first thought was on his job, not your neighbo...His first thought was on his job, not your neighbor's car. This sounds like the norm for a young man. I hope he learnes something from this, like setting the hand brake.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353373844105134032noreply@blogger.com