When a girl is heartbroken, she cuts off her hair. When I was in Grade 6, I was going through a tough time. I was bullied and I became depressed. I wanted to cut off all my hair. My dad said no. He was probably worried that since I look like him, I wouldn’t look like a girl, and will therefore be bullied even more. At various times of my life, I wanted to cut off all my hair, but there were so many excuses: it didn’t look professional, my hair won’t grow back to the way it should, and so many other reasons. Ultimately, it was probably because it wasn’t the right time in my life. Losing my Dah was the biggest heartaches of my life. I have not experienced a loss as big as this. I felt like I needed to do something to manifest this loss in my own way. So, I finally cut it all off. In my eulogy, for my father, I said I look the most like him. Minus my pink hair, I was an exact copy. I look forward to the many mornings and evenings that I’ll be looking at myself and seeing my father in my reflection. https://www.instagram.com/p/CDqmMA5n-0z1q_3tybiefu0NwZPcgSW2yL6HpE0/?igshid=1jeq59q4elubw
