(this is quite long) i'm 16, junior in high school. so my family is south asian, specifically indian. i've never been proud of my culture or happy about it. I've always gotten bullied for being indian, especiialy because my name is super long and very hard to pronounce. in my culture, having long hair as a girl is good. my hair is really long past my waist. I want to cut it to my shoulders. My parents aren't allowing me. My mom says that if I do that my dad will get mad at her. My dad doesn't like that I want my hair really short. my parents' marriage was arranged. my mom was 19 and my dad was 34. I've never told anyone, because it's embarrassing. My mom's so devoted to my dad like he's a good or smth. there's just so much misogyny around me. i hate it.