Growing up with a lazy eye was difficult. It still makes me self-conscious sometimes, even as an adult.

• I have a lazy eye, and kids used to call me names.
• I've learned to put a positive spin on it, and I highlight features that I like.
• But as an adult, I still feel insecure sometimes.

"Are you looking at me?" It was a question I was asked often as a kid. One eye would inevitably drift off and out. That was until I learned how to cover my lazy eye, a condition known as amblyopia, with bangs. However, I had a monstrous cowlick at the front of my head that stuck up. Bangs only drew more attention to it, and every hairdresser advised against such a hairstyle.