tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133339.post8529509952696519427..comments2024-01-17T01:15:41.107-05:00Comments on Babies or Not: Hair and Other Post Traumatic TraumasAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11138395551574894313noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133339.post-84659609851034833762011-07-30T19:19:19.459-04:002011-07-30T19:19:19.459-04:00When my dear friend's hair began to grow back ...When my dear friend's hair began to grow back in after many rounds of chemo and months of feeling sick....we all did comment on the new look. To us, the new growth represented new hopes and promise for her and we were so happy to see it happening....and, she did really look great in our eyes.<br />I hadn't ever really put too much thought into it until I read your well-written post today. I appreciated hearing your take on the whole thing.<br />Like everything else in life, I guess that it is all in the person's perspective.<br />Thanks for sharing yours....<br />xoxoL.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03042991196923675751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133339.post-75191149581280534532011-07-30T17:38:56.110-04:002011-07-30T17:38:56.110-04:00Maybe I should have said Amy 4.0 for your 40s? (I&...Maybe I should have said Amy 4.0 for your 40s? (I'm in my 40s, too.) And I'm sure your new version will be fantastic, without any of the annoyances of software companies that just move things around and hide them to be annoying. ;)Paulanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133339.post-54321653099527046372011-07-29T17:21:12.531-04:002011-07-29T17:21:12.531-04:00Thanks for all the comments, peeps.
Kerry, I have...Thanks for all the comments, peeps.<br /><br />Kerry, I have never seen your foot anywhere near your mouth, no worries. And by the way, I'd like to think our conversations are not limited to grocery aisles and parking lots. <br /><br />Paula, all very very well said, thank you. I particularly like the concept: Amy 3.0 . I'm going to wear that one around for a while.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11138395551574894313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133339.post-7785749706085636462011-07-29T16:25:16.403-04:002011-07-29T16:25:16.403-04:00Having undergone major upheavals (although non-can...Having undergone major upheavals (although non-cancer-related) in my life, I can only imagine that the change from having long brown hair to having short gray hair mirrors the change from being a woman in her 30s suffering infertility and perhaps wanting a child to being a woman in her 40s now fighting for her own life and being chemically shocked into menopause.<br /><br />While most of us have time to process all these changes -- from brown to gray, from fertile to infertile, from young to older -- it's all been thrust at you at once. It's a lot to deal with.<br /><br />Sometimes it's easier for people to focus on the external when they don't know how to broach the trickier internal realms, and they don't want to pry. Don't hesitate to tell people that the changes have been really hard. They are trying to be supportive and encouraging, if feebly. You might open the door, too, although you should do whatever you feel comfortable with.<br /><br />Getting used to a new version of yourself (Amy 3.0?) is never easy, especially when it's been thrust on you without much choice. Many of us empathize with this feeling.Paulanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133339.post-8057819607926903602011-07-28T18:22:00.978-04:002011-07-28T18:22:00.978-04:00Amen to that! :)Amen to that! :)Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06224357099639488117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133339.post-78618923265173873052011-07-28T15:39:16.426-04:002011-07-28T15:39:16.426-04:00you said it sistayou said it sistaLinda Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150249584464453325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133339.post-27336093333101658182011-07-27T21:54:23.986-04:002011-07-27T21:54:23.986-04:00From the woman who puts her foot in her mouth just...From the woman who puts her foot in her mouth just about every time she sees you...is there ever enough time in the grocery aisle, parking lot, wherever, to get any real dialogue and feeling out? Your beautiful baby...no matter what is growing on your head. Peace~Kerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133339.post-7873370976312995652011-07-27T18:34:30.320-04:002011-07-27T18:34:30.320-04:00At risk of sounding like another one of those peop...At risk of sounding like another one of those people wanting to talk only about your hair...I began getting going gray when I was in my early 20's and began dying it a few years later and never looked back. For just my own self esteem I feel better not being gray. I am not sure if putting a rinse or some sort of color would make you feel better, etc. but just something to consider.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19133339.post-9167336597342966462011-07-27T15:02:50.329-04:002011-07-27T15:02:50.329-04:00I always hope that I say/do the right thing when a...I always hope that I say/do the right thing when a friend is in need. Your advice is wonderful.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956724450988998624noreply@blogger.com