Jacob Szymkowski – The Valiant

Virginia, USA

When I was born my ears were curled up, and everyone told Mommy that they would straighten with age. They did not, and Mommy decided to grow my hair long to hide my ears from unwanted comments.
My first hair cut made me look like Prince Valiant. However people started calling me a baby girl. Then my doctor told Mommy that she could get surgery to correct my ears...
That was when Mommy decided that it was silly to worry about my ears, it's just how I was born... But she had grown to love my long hair.
So I got a mullet to show people l was a boy, but I could keep my long hair. Mommy hopes that it will help me grow to love who I am and to be a strong person.
However no matter what I will always be Mommy's valiant prince.