Mature Women’s Hair

This may be really dumb, but it is a real burr in a particularly sensitive area to me. We “mature” women often choose to keep our hair cut short. We even (OMG!) sometimes choose not to color it. What do we hear from others? NOOOOO! DON’T DO THAT!!!!!! Why? Look around you, people! How many MEN are running around with undyed, short-cut (easy to care for, easy to manage) hair? They get older; they just go on getting hair cuts and going on with life. Why the HELL do we have to go on struggling to try to look younger? Most men do NOT do that (although some do). Why the HELL should we? If my hair is short and gray, oh my gosh, maybe my FACE will show?! GOD FORBID! So what? To HECK with all you age/gender discriminators! If I want to chop off my hair and not color it and let all the gray grow in, well, what the HELL? It’s real. It’s me. Why do I have to try and cover up who I really am with fake colors and cover my face with hanging hair? My face is mine. I’ve had it all my life, and if it’s not good enough for someone, they can look the other way! I’ve EARNED my gray hairs AND my wrinkles, dammit.