On Anxiety, Hair, and Harry Potter
Last week I went on a date and (for the second time this month and, I swear, the umpteenth time in my life) a guy I had literally just met told me how I should wear my hair (at the time down and curly-- as it naturally grows). He said he liked it how I had it in my current Facebook profile picture, seen here. Not a big deal? Sure, except that this happens to me literally all the time and (somehow) men seem to always feel the need to tell me what to do with my body. But, "Don't be a 'femi-nazi', Maddie." I told myself, taking a deep breath. "Don't overreact. He doesn't mean any offense. He was just sharing his opinion. He's allowed to have opinions. Just remember that you're allowed to not take his advice." So I said, "Thank you, I liked it that day too." But he just had to push it. "So why don't you wear it like that all the time?" "Because my hair is naturally curly-- wha