Thursday night I was really feeling the effects of work stress. My hairline was all inflamed and itchy. I didn't sleep well, and the next day was really hot. I couldn't face painting on my damn eyebrows. I decided to let it all hang out on Friday. I pushed the hair back revealing my hairloss, and went to school sans brows. I was really self conscious at first. I work at a school, and I didn't know what the kids would say. They can be brutally honest at times. So when they asked, I told them that I had a disease that made my hair fall out, and that I usually cover it up, but today I didn't. A kid asked me, "So this is what you really look like?" And I said, "Yes". He just nodded and said "ok". Then we went on. Many the people I work with know I have alopecia, but they had never really seen it. Everyone's response was really accepting and supporting. By the end of the day I felt great! The world didn't end. I didn't have to deal with a mess of sweaty bangs in my face, and I could actually scratch my eyebrow if I needed to. I'm not sure what I want to do all the time, but I feel like I turned a corner of some kind. It feels good to let go of fear.