#425. Confessions of a former long hair gal- What is it like to be short & gray nowadays.

Alesha Peterson

Originally uploaded: August 13th, 2023  Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/W1HHFGBuuaA  https://linktr.ee/aleshapeterson  *I'm behind on Dailymotion  Original Youtube Description:  #1. Dudes and ladies, I LOVE THE SHORT HAIRED SIDE.  #2. I thought I was gonna wait until my 50's. I'm glad I discovered how cool it is to be a short haired gal in my 30s.  #3. I love that my hair is turning grey/gray. I'm just gonna embrace it, no hair coloring for me, unless it's to make me more gray. #4. I've always had a babyface, and people have always assumed that I'm a teenager, (EVEN AS I make this video!). So I'm embracing any and all signs of aging! To me, aging is not bad! We are too obsessed with the foundation, fountain of youth!  #5. I do look a little skinny in this, it was the angle that I shot it at. FYI. I have several chronic illnesses where I don't feel that great, made me lose weight and what not . Don't judge folks with chronic illnesses and invisible illnesses.

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00:00Hi, my name is Alisha and if this is your first time visiting my channel, welcome.

00:19So, my favorite shirt got bleach damaged. I'm like, what happened?

00:24Ah! So, I might switch to this at some point.

00:32And, oh, today is my first ever song, Just Want to Chill, birthday.

00:39Shout out to you. Happy birthday to my first ever song.

00:44And, rest in peace to Trooper Aaron Smith.

00:48So, what is it like to be a short-haired girl after being a long-haired girl for so long?

00:57It wasn't like to turn gray.

01:19So, let me repeat that because I know it kind of sounded weird when I picked it up.

01:33What is it like to be a gray-haired girl?

01:36You know what? I actually like both of the transitions because I had a plan to cut my hair short in my 40s and 50s.

01:46And, when I saw my hair turning gray, I originally wanted to, like, do highlights.

01:51But, since my hair is doing it naturally, I'm like, I'm just going to let it go and just let my hair do what it wants.

02:00As a single-for-life girlfriend in the crew, I'm just going to level with you.

02:04So, growing up, I was a light-skinned, long-haired girl.

02:09And, I got all kinds of looks.

02:12Car, engine.

02:18Anyway.

02:20I was a light-skinned, long-haired girl.

02:22And, I got all kinds of looks from guys and girls.

02:24Girls wanting to beat me up because I had long hair.

02:27And, guys always giving me second looks.

02:29And, everybody wanting to put their damn hands in my hair.

02:32And, I'm like, shit.

02:33It's just hair, folks.

02:34Like, dude.

02:36You have excellent hair, too.

02:41And, now that I'm on the short-haired side, I love it.

02:46I love the differences.

02:47I just love, just, it's easier to maintain.

02:52Woo!

02:53How you doing, bug?

02:54Anyways.

02:55I love all the nature noises.

03:06Oh, that was cool.

03:09Anyways.

03:10It's easier to maintain.

03:12It's quicker for me to get out of the door.

03:15Just, I just know the small things I appreciate.

03:18Now.

03:19I did grow it back a little bit.

03:22But, then we cut it short again.

03:24Since having medical issues, some of the medications and, um, treatment and surgery sort of ripped my hair out.

03:31So, I'm like, you know what?

03:31Instead of, like, doing this weird thing where one side short, one side long, just cut it so it's even.

03:38And, I really like the short hair side.

03:40So, question.

03:41Has anybody out there been long-haired for a long time and then you just decided to, like, cut your hair short?

03:47Just for any reason whatsoever.

03:49I would love to hear from you.

03:51Because, I actually like being on the side.

03:53And, on the gray hair side.

03:55Y'all.

03:56I have been, uh, experiencing my gray hair since my 20s.

04:00And, I like that too.

04:02And, so, eventually, since I'm graying all over the place, I might do, like, a little half of my stylist gray all the way back.

04:11Because, I think it'd be kind of cool.

04:13Because, I like experimenting with different things.

04:16And, um, transitioning to new things.

04:20So, I don't know.

04:21I'll just let my hair, uh, keep doing this gray hair thing.

04:26And, we'll see.

04:29So, tell me what you think.

04:33Especially, if you've been long hair for a long time and you decide to go short.

04:37Or, maybe you're a short-haired girl or guy and your hair is growing long.

04:43What is it like?

04:44Let me know what you think.

04:47Short-haired girl life.

04:48What's up?

04:50And, if you look close, there's gray hair.

04:52Now.

04:53I'm just going to be real honest, though.

04:57I'm going to sit this down.

04:59And, back up.

04:59Oh, gosh.

05:01I'm going to be real honest.

05:03When I got my hair cut short, I thought that all the attention would be gone.

05:07Because, you know, usually when I had long hair, people always look.

05:11Oh, my God.

05:12Long hair.

05:15Now that I got it cut short, I still get too much attention.

05:20And, I don't know about anybody else out there, but I'm one of those type of people that's really like chill, low-key, kind of laid back.

05:29Like to keep a low profile.

05:32Don't care about men's attention.

05:33Don't care about the boys.

05:35That stuff don't define my worth.

05:37And, I never liked the attention and all the craziness.

05:41I just want someone who can be themselves, right?

05:44And, that goes for friendships, too.

05:46Chill, low-key, laid back.

05:48So, when I cut my hair short, and I'm still getting attention like I got long hair, I'm like, uh, hello?

05:56Uh, what's going on?

05:59I'm really someone who loves my solitude and my peace.

06:02And, that hasn't really changed.

06:08And, I'm like, oh, shit.

06:10So, I really do love my short hair.

06:1599.9% of the time.

06:18I love it.

06:19I love the short hair life.

06:22Yeah.

06:25Facts.

06:25Put you back up in the ponytail.

06:31You see my little bangy that shows up every time I put it up in the ponytail?

06:37Alright.

06:50This is Peace.

06:51And, I'm in love with nature and peace.

06:55I'm going to keep this video short because I'm trying to, uh, keep my content up and going.

07:07And, I'm going through a bunch of content.

07:08I have a lot of content scheduled for you all.

07:10I'm really excited.

07:11So, this is going to be my shorter video.

07:13So, let me know what you think.

07:15And, uh, I will talk to you all soon.

07:20Bye.

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