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Guru Sahib not only blessed his Sikhs with the kesh but remember he is the creator of this universe. He has created you perfectly. All these ideas about what a girl or boy is supposed to look like or be like are all just social constructs - made up! Don't let others judge you, you are the daughter of the king of kings! The one that loves you so much. The one that feeds and provides shelter for the lowest of the low. That beautiful Guru is your father. It's ok since you are going through your teenage years, they are pretty shaky but I'm going to say that one of the reasons Guru Sahib instructed us to keep kesh was so we wouldn't have such fears or go through such abuse. As in - we don't have to worry about appeasing a particular person or society by looking a certain way, we were born to stand out. When you have kesh your basically saying only my Guru matters.

ਜਉ ਤਉ ਪ੍ਰੇਮ ਖੇਲਣ ਕਾ ਚਾਉ ॥ ja ta praym khaylann kaa chaa || If you desire to play this game of love with Me,

ਸਿਰੁ ਧਰਿ ਤਲੀ ਗਲੀ ਮੇਰੀ ਆਉ ॥ sir dhar talee galee mayree aaa || then step onto My Path with your head in hand.

ਇਤੁ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪੈਰੁ ਧਰੀਜੈ ॥ eit maarag pair dhareejai || When you place your feet on this Path,

ਸਿਰੁ ਦੀਜੈ ਕਾਣਿ ਨ ਕੀਜੈ ॥੨੦॥ sir dheejai kaann n keejai ||20|| give Me your head, and do not pay any attention to public opinion. ||20||

However, I do know as I am a teenager myself, that these things are hard, especially in the society we live in. Just know that Guru Sahib will always love you no matter what you do - and I mean this. And I'm not an Amritdhari either or do I have my rehit set - I'm full of dirt. I'm not even close to being a good Sikh lol. But I just wanted to tell you what Guru Sahib said just so the truth is there :)