I’d Been Ashamed of the Birthmark on My Forehead Since Childhood – 25 Years Later, It Changed My Life

My brain couldn’t handle both at once.

Instead, I did something I’d almost never done, something that felt almost reckless.

I pulled my hair back.

Looking back now, I don’t think I would’ve done that if it weren’t for that conversation with Amber.

She inspired me to be brave, and that one small act changed my life forever.

I told myself, “If they don’t hire me because of a birthmark, I don’t want the job anyway.”

It sounded brave when I said it in my bathroom mirror.

It felt terrifying when I actually walked into that building.

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