I was self-conscious about it because I would get stares. I could not wear certain hairstyles. If I had a bad hair day, I could not wear it up because it would be out there for the world to see.

Beauty's only skin deep.
Everybody has ugly days.
We're all made of the same stuff underneath.
Acting right is better than looking right.
Realize what make you special beyond looks.
Evil can look pretty on the outside.

He's the one using the knife. He's the one that escalated it. Self protection, self defense does not apply to him.

I now see how owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever do.

nothing left in me. Fortunately we came out with the win.

I think about it all the time. Someone had to lose the game. They played better than us that day, and we move on. It was an unbelievable year for us, but we just have to move on.