I have had some great conversations with kids in the past 24 hours about my alopecia and wanted to share.

Last night I met 3 adorable kids, and this was my conversation with them:

Adorable little boy#1:" I thought youd have long hair" (he had been told about me and that I was going to babysit him and his siblings during a kirtan)

Me: "Nope, I dont have any hair"

ALB#1: "You have some."

Me: "Yes, I do"

ALB#1: "Why dont you have any hair?"

Me: " Something in my body said I dont want to have hair anymore and it went away."

Adorable little girl: " Did it fall out or just sink back in your head?" (LOVE that!)

Me: "It fell out"

ALB#2: "Why did it fall out?"

Me: "Something in my body made it fall out"

ALG: "What color was your hair when you had it?"

Me: "About the color of yours (brown) but a little lighter."

ALB#1: "Do you want to have hair again?"

Me: "Yes, I would like to have hair again."

ALB#1: "You will grow hair again!!" (said very enthusiastically as only a 5 yr old boy can!)

Me: "I will? Awesome!"

And then it was on to the next thing...lol. They were so cute!

Then today I was standing at the checkout and a little boy was looking at me. He said "What happened to your hair." His dad said "Hey, try to be nice!" I said as I walked over to him" No, no, Im glad he asked, I like it when people ask. Something in my body said it didnt want to have hair anymore so it fell out" The little boy thought a moment and said "Well, you can get some more hair" I smiled and replied "Yes, I can. I have a wig but dont like to wear it because its hot and itchy" The little boy said "Oh, okay." I told him what made my hair fall out was alopecia. He said "alopecia" and looked thoughtful. I thanked him for asking and wished he and his dad a good day.

Gotta love kids :-)