Hi! My mom told me about you, actually :D
How cool that you kept your hairstyle. It's often very easy, especially when you're so young, to stand strong in the face of critics, because we tend to care about what other people think. We really let that affect us sometimes and should not. But it really doesn't matter that it doesn't work for them, because it's not supposed to. It's only important if it works for you. :)