“When I was 16, a kid in my math class shouted out, ‘Hey, you have gray hair!’” says Cup of Jo reader Kate. From then on, she dyed her hair every two weeks — until she was 34, welcomed a newborn, and struggled with the upkeep. Now she loves the color: “The other night, my four-year-old said, ‘Mama, I hope I have gray hair one day because it’s beautiful.’ Breaking down beauty norms for my daughter, could it get better than that?” Today on Cup of Jo, Kate and 8 other readers tell us about embracing their gray hair. Link in profile. ❤️ (Photo by Chrissy Blake, post by @kaitlynteer.)