Am I Too Old?

snork!
an elderly conservative at age 32!
go color that hair, girl. and when you're 50, add some magenta streaks and blobs of aquamarine.
too old.
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:) khairete
S.

I'm 40 and live by this quote/motto:

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional =-)

Do it! Have fun while you can!

OMG!! 32??? Please understand, 32 is a baby!! Do it now, at 52 (me) you definitely can't do it.

Trust me, 32's not old.

I say Go for it. 32 is not "Old". I am 48 and pass for early 30's. I like to change things up as well because I am no fuddy duddy.

If it makes you happy....feel more confident, GO fot it.

I got a tattoo at 40!! Still no regrets.

Shaun, here is a picture of one of beestest friends on the planet. She is 44

http://www.beingsensual.com/home-of-the-bad-kitty/about-u...

Her front is blond with pink and purple and the back is very black.

This is your life. You get to live it.

One of my FAV quotes is:
“If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I will answer you: "I am here to live out loud”

LIVE OUT LOUD BABY!

B.
Family Success Coach

I am 58 and have been seriously considering getting purple streaks in my natural blonde hair. It's your hair, you can do whatever you want!
You are surely not too old!

OK I'm also 32, and I say yes. It's the purple that causes me to think so.
There's a lot that you can do with 2 colors or different highlights, etc...to get a fun, funky do. We're certainly still young, so I say DO IT for that part! But I would suggest keeping the colors natural, rather than rainbow colored.

That just makes me think you're trying to be a 19 yo punk instead, especially if you're looking to get back into the workforce. It's going to hinder people's first impression of you.

Just my thoughts.

I say go for it! I am 29 (so not too far behind you) with 3 kids (11,6,4) and love playing with my hair. Different cuts, colors, etc. Especially when I am trying to let it grow out or something I play with layers, and color.
I remember my mom often had "eggplant" hair when I was in middle school/high school so older then you are now. She also had a friend who was alot older than her that her whole head was purple with one of the short spiky cuts. Long before Halle Berry did it, so it was not chic yet.
I actually was thinking of what next for my own hair.... I am trying to grow it out (again) and want something fun. Last time I went dark brown with red and blond highlights (I am a blonde but LOVE dark hair) my stylist always trys to make it look natural..... but I have been thinking of doing something funky this time and telling her to make it as not-natural as possible. My kids are all blond so when my hair is dark I feel like I don't "belong" to them or something..... but if it is totally obviously not natural then hey that could be fun!
I say go for it! My husband is a tattoo artist and he has pierced the nose or eyebrow of some very old (like 80) women and he said there is an amazing difference in the old lady who came in and the younger cool happy fun lady that leaves! So if an 80 year old great grandma can peirce her nose, you can for sue have purple streaks in your hair!
Good luck, hope this helps :)

I think painting your nails all different colors is a nice wild thing to try and a lot easier to recover from. If you're growing your hair out and don't want a lot of breakage, avoid dyeing it a lot. It'll fry your hair fairly quickly and you'll end up cutting it off again to get rid of the split ends.

Go for it! It's not like a tattoo - if you hate it, you can change it. So go for it!

You're only too old if you think you're too old. It only matters, if you think its true. I say if you really want to then do it!!

i don't think your to old to do the blond and if your heart says go for the purple then Hey go for what you know. but if you plan on going back to the workforce i don't know how long it takes for the purple to come out ten maybe you should natural highlights and blond or maybe the blond and a short haircut. but if you know for a fact by the time you get ready to go back to work the purple will have faded completetly then why not. unless you are going back to a job that wouldn't mind the purple. you only live once and only get to be young once.good luck.

What does your husband say? lol
I'm old enough (41) that coloring my hair doesn't sound "fun" to me... but that's just me. I'm quite conservative and always have been. I have never even colored my hair (I did get some highlights once when I was in my early 20s). I'm just not that into it, although I know that with the younger generation ALL the girls color their hair practically as a way to pass the time.. lol.

So, that said... I would say.. 1) would your husband freak out? and
2) would it damage the ends where you are trying to grow it out and delay your "end game" goals? Then go from those 2 answers...
Good luck!

go for it...hey you only live once : )

My first tattoo was my thirtith birthday present to myself. You have a lot of time left on the planet - make it fun!

As a mommy you need something fun in your life as well. You are never to old to dye your hair. If it's something that you want to do go for it! Have fun Love the color choice.

I was going to say maybe you are a bit old for this... after reading all the other Mama's posts, I'm thinking maybe I'm too old for my age. Time for some soul searching... Go for it girl! Thanks for the post... great question.

You go girl!
If you are comfortable with it, go for it! It is only hair. If you don't like it, you can change it. Have fun being a funky mama!

I say go for it. I do blues, greens, and purples all the time...I'm 35...Am I too old? LOL Do what makes you feel good!

Please. You are a spring chicken. Live it up!

Go for it! And.....I saw a post asking what your husband would think......well, honey, it's not his hair.

My friend has white blond hair and regularly gets pink highlights. She is in her 40's and looks AMAZING!!!

I am 31 also and don't feel or look "it". Cheers and Happy Birthday! ;)

I say go for it - if now is the time, before you go back to work, then do it now because you may not be able to "look" that way once you return to work. I work with a number of professionals - i would love a tatoo that goes from my elbow up - but i know better.... at least you can dye your hair back.

I say go for it. At least your hair can go back to normal if you don't like it. I wouldn't care what anyone else thought. Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. Its not life altering or anything.

Do it!! Your not even close to being to old!!

If you really truly want to do this go for it. I do have to say though that if you are questioning it and worried what others will think you may want to hold off. You don't want to do this and then walk around with your head hung in shame because you think the world will judge you. So you have 2 options,(1)go for it and say to heck with the rest of them (2) stick with what you have and continue wondering what could have been.

Like others have said, try it. If you don't like it...fix it.

Go for it have fun with it. Because when you look back and say "Gosh, I really wish I had done more fun stuff"....that doesn't make you feel better about yourself. And hey - if you don't like it - do something else. Then when it gets closer to the workforce time - then go back to "normal". Good luck - let us know what you decide.

I'm 34 will be 35 next month yikes, I say go for it! If you don't you will look back and wish you did. I had some crazy hair colors when I was younger.

Gosh...I don't know how old is too old...40? Once your own kids are old enough to have the hairdo? When you have grandkids? I don't think it's 32.
I think I'll go with the point at which your kids can do it. Then it starts to look like you're just trying to be hip so your child thinks you're a friend, it starts to look desperate. I think you're good to go for a few more years! lol

I don't think you are... have fun with life! If others have an issue with it oh well - I've come to the believe that I need to do stuff for me & my family that make us happy... and if you don't pay my bills, then I don't care if like my chooses or not. Might not be the best way of thinking, but I have altered my life so much for others & they just walk all over me - so I quite caring what they want or think.