One day last week, as I was getting ready for my day, I found a chin hair. It was a stiff, bristly hair coming out of the middle of my chin. It was between a quarter inch and a half inch long! Questions started popping into my head. How long had it been there? Judging from the length, it had taken up residence a while ago. Had anyone noticed? And they didn’t say anything! Did my students notice it? How had I NOT noticed? I use a 10x magnifying mirror to put on makeup. How had this hair gotten so long? I’m pretty sure it didn’t pop up overnight! Why did I have this? I’ve heard my darker skinned female friends talk about facial hair, but they also got to enjoy beautiful, glowing tan skin and luscious, thick dark hair. Female facial hair went along with those benefits. I am pasty white with thin, wispy hair. This chin hair didn’t even fit the mold. If I am going to get facial hair, shouldn’t it be a wispy, barely-there type of hair that matches the rest of the hair on my head?

What do I do with this hair? Do I grab a razor? Do I pluck it and risk the ingrown hair? Do I use the buzzer that I use on the fine hairs that I get in my mustache area? Yes, I have a facial buzzer. Don’t most women past a certain age? No women want too much peach fuzz or a mustache-like look. But I wasn’t expecting the mole-hair look-alike without the mole. In the end, I plucked it. I reasoned that it was so stiff, it would pop right through the skin with no problem, and not become ingrown. 

I think I also need to go to the eye doctor. How did I miss this monstrosity? I felt unprepared for this. I have five sisters and six sisters-in-law, and only one is younger than me. How was I unprepared for this? Okay, my Italian sister-in-law talked about chin hairs, but again, I relegated it to her proper dues since she got to go outside in the summer without slathering on three layers of SPF 150. There had to be some ramifications for that, right?! Plus, she gets to enjoy really thick, lovely hair, so she should have to look for chin hairs. I’ve got none of that going on! 

Now I know! I must be vigilant, forcing my aging eyes to seek out the dark, prickly facial hairs that signify that I am getting old. Because I am not THAT old! And now you know! Even those of us that never reaped the benefits of beautiful, dark skin and hair can suffer with the unmentionable chin hair. Beware!

Have a great week everyone!