Your title got my attention (as someone who has put chocolate syrup on my Cheerios) and the content of your story kept me reading until the last word. We’ve been there with our daughter in the midst of her depression, sitting and combing through the knots in her hair when self-care was the furthest thing from her mind.

You are certainly not “less than” and I’m thankful you’ve put it out there in such a way that people can relate to.