Paula Bendfeldt-Diaz: When I was about 13, I was traumatized by a bad perm. I wanted a bit of curls and ended up looking like a microphone. I was shy and didn’t say anything and I just started crying. My mom talked to the hairdresser and she was offended so I was even more upset and mortified. I remember it well to this day and I hated my hair so much for a long time. Thinking back, I should have told my mom how bad it was for me and maybe I could have gotten it straightened, but instead I had to wait until it grew out. It was horrible.
