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College Bound

Thursday, May 24, 2007 8:20 PM

Life has been very hectic this week. In May and June of every year, thousands of students graduate from high school. Thousands more graduate from middle school and head toward high school. This rite of passage has never been a concern of mine. Heck, the last graduation I really thought about was my own and that was in 1982. BBBBLLLLLEEEECCCHHHH....I just realized that was 25 YEARS AGO!

However, this year, the event is different. I have to let go along with my guy as we watch his beautiful 17 year old daughter venture off to college. We also have to begin the "weaning process" with our three 14 year olds as they "graduate" from 8th grade. Hopefully the lessons that we have taught them throughout their childhood will be concrete principles on which they will stand during the rest of their lives.

It's been a pretty emotional week. Trips to college, graduation parties, prom dresses and the last day of high school are nothing compared to the emotional roller coaster of letting them go. Experiencing the simultaneous feelings of fear and pride...gut wrenching to say the least. Did I mention jealousy? You should see the average college campus today! These kids are so lucky!

During this week, I have thought a lot about what I have coined as "the weaning process". I think it applies to many different aspects of my life. Tomorrow, I think I will write about how I believe the "weaning process" and hairloss seem to go hand in hand.

But for tonight, I'm going to lay down on my satin pillowcase exhausted and I'm going to imagine all of the fabulous doors that will open for our children and I will drift off to sleep with a smile, as I anticipate them taking on the world as healthy, happy, balanced adults. Please think a good thought for them...

Babe

by Babe with a Mane

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My natural hair has not been seen for over 20 years. It has hidden under wigs and weaves, under toppik, colored sprays, couvre and dermatch. My growing hair is a significant burden. It takes too much time to try to fix it up to be presentable, too much money to try to fix, too much energy to worry about and conceal. Every day, I used to wish for great hair. Every day I was ashamed of my thin hair. Every day, I woke up feeling confident, feminine and sexy inside. Then, I looked in the mirror at my natural hair and those positive thoughts were robbed from me. My natural hair forced me to feel unattractive, timid and insecure. I know who I am inside and I wanted to project that image to everyone else. To do that, my hair had to change. Women who are bald or have very thin hair, are not considered "socially acceptable" in the general public's eye. I wanted to be considered socially acceptable, my natural hair wouldn't let me. My dream hair allows me to lead a normal life. I wake up to my guy nuzzling my neck while my soft hair is brushed aside. I jump in the shower to wash my hair. I look in the mirror to see a confident and sexy woman, looking back at me. I don't waste hours trying to disguise myself to fit in. I blow dry and curl my hair and go to work with a spring in my step. I don't catch others staring at my thin hair while trying to have a conversation with me. The same confident, self assurance that I feel inside is now projected on the outside. There are no further internal battles between true persona and an incongruous outward appearance. I am finally, after a lifetime of dreaming, able to project an image that reflects the confident, sexy, intelligent, feminine woman I truly am.

Babe with a Mane

Not born with hair, but I've got the intelligence to find it, the job to pay for it, the patience to "stick" it on just right, the will to make it work, the confidence to wear it boldly and the smile to wear under it!

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