I (27F) just found my first grey hair. I’m too young for this and I’m quitting.

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1) If you’re brunette, color it in with a sharpie. Spent many conference calls doing this. 2) 27 isn’t that bad for your first grey

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That’s a good trick!

I haven’t noticed any grey hairs, but the eye circles and frown lines are practically carved into my face now…

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Started getting Botox 3 years ago at 27 and luvvv it

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PUT TIME IN STRESS MANAGEMENT. Try to adopt some perspective. None of this matters when the aliens come. Even if they don’t, none of us are THAT important. Take a deep breath, plug away, smoke some weed, and eat something horrible for you once in a while. God speed.

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Honestly it’s because we don’t care that much. I still have some grays though because even soulless lawyers age. 27 is a perfectly normal age to see a first gray hair lol

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First grey hair at 27? That's late...

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I had the same reaction. On my way out. Your health is too important than any job. Good luck!

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I’ve heard that too! And I’ve tried reframing it but haven’t been able to convince myself yet. 😂

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31 and still haven’t seen one on my head, but I did get a white eyebrow hair and freaked

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This happened to me and I was so alarmed and it was SO long

I turned 27 before I became a lawyer and definitely had at least one grey hair at that point haha

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Well I don’t even feel like a real adult yet, so this is problematic for me 😂

I had my first gray hair at 17. I’m 25 now and in second year of big law and I’ve probably got about 200 now

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Same. Do not pluck it or they will multiply haha. I like to call them my natural highlights.

Haha it’ll be okay. I’ve noticed when my hair naturally lightens in the summer you can’t notice as much

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Just noticed a few (turning 30 this summer). So it begins…

But honestly I think it looks kind of cool (I have black hair). I know society wants me to think otherwise but I’m keeping the grays.

I always tell my wife to stop coloring her hair and own it. It’s a good look.

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