I've had many old friends that haven't seen me in a while ask me, "where's the curly hair"? I started straightening my hair every day about 2 years ago. I recently got a hair cut and my stylist said the cut would look cute curly too. So I thought I would try it. She was right it was cute but something bothered me all day at work. It wasn't the comments from co-workers because they said it was really cute. It was when I saw myself in the mirror. I didn't see the person who felt confident and whose lost 70lbs. It wasn't the person I saw before I lost all the weight because I always saw myself as thin. It was for the first time I saw myself as everyone else saw me before I lost the weight. I couldn't stand to look at myself in the mirror. The image of me in this picture would flash in my mind as I stood looking in the mirror. Why? Why am I having an issue with my hair being curly? I think it's because I see the old me and the old me was always over weight and unhappy. My straight hair makes me feel skinny, pretty and sexy. For the first time in my life I'm getting positive attention but I don't get that if my hair is curly or at least that's how I felt. I've got to learn that's not the case anymore. The truth is I'm blessed. It's that simple! Curly or Not!