Hey, your hair looks like Simba from ‘The Lion King'!' my friend exclaimed, bursting into laughter. Friends' well-intentioned comments about my hair's perpetual disarray etched deeper scars, eroding my self-esteem. Simba? Not a Disney princess or Barbie, but a lion cub? How I wished I could have Mia Thermopolis' magical makeover in the movie 'Princess Diaries.' If only that were the case, I wouldn't have round brushes, clips, and hair ties still stuck in my hair. I forced a smile that hid years of frustration, self-doubt, and the hope for straight hair.

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