Alopecia Persuasive Speech

Alopecia is when the immune system mistakenly attacks the hair follicles on your head, causing hair loss. You can have complete hair loss of the whole body, hair loss on the head, or small bald patches on the head. Most people don't even know about it. To prove my point the spell check on my laptop doesn't even think it's a word. But it is, and honestly it's one of the worst things I would ever wish upon someone. You constantly feel alone, but you don't have to be. These are the things I would tell my daughter should she ever get alopecia.

I love you
You are beautiful
The stares from strangers passing by will become less uncomfortable
The little girl or boy who yells, "Mommy, why doesn't that girl have hair?" doesn't know any better
The

It's something else."
You can still be feminine without eyebrows or hair
Your eyebrows do not need to be "on fleek"
If you do chose to cut your hair off, before you do put your hair in a bun or braid. You will always miss not doing enough hairstyles when you did have hair
You will miss pushing your hair behind your ear
Sometimes you can almost hair your hair blowing in the wind
Your friends will not treat you differently and if they do they weren't really your friends
You will cry yourself asleep at night wondering why you had to have alopecia
You will be jealous of other people's hair
Watching hair videos on Instagram will not end well
It's fine to still picture yourself with hair
You will have good days and bad days, never forget the good ones will always outnumber the

It's moving on
Wigs are an option too
People will always be awkward about your hair. Sometimes the best way to fight this is to crack a joke about it
You will eventually be comfortable in your own skin
Crying is okay
Missing your hair is okay
I will support you through everything
It's perfectly fine to draw stick figures without hair
Drawing self-portraits will be weird - but only at first
Sometimes you won't even notice you don't have hair
You don't have to internalize everything, use your friends and family. They are there for a reason
Sometimes the only thing you'll ever wish for is to get your hair back
Your head will sweat a lot. Be prepared
You don't have to tell anyone if you don't want to
People at school will always find something else to talk about
Always tell the hairdresser you have alopecia before you get a hair cut. They will cut it show the bald spots won't show as bad
It's okay to feel awkward when people talk about your hair
Soon it will be normally without hair
There's nothing wrong with you
You will find your head can balance anything and everything
Most everyone will quickly glance at your head before talking to you
They may treat you special. Prove them