Your first grey hair shocks. Your first grey pubic hair makes you feel close to death

What you do with the hair ‘down there’ is subject to so much political weight, even as ageism extends further south

The first time I saw one, I had to do a double-take. It happened around 4am, and I was a little drunk and very tired, sitting on the toilet to pee. I looked down. I thought, “What is that?” I looked down again.

There was no question: growing in my bush, buried in the middle of my pubic triangle was a white – not blonde – hair. I was 37. (R ead more)