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“She told me her Twitter was crashing,” Castillo said. “I am still in disbelief.”

Romero said her sister was devastated when she had to take her mermaid hairdo down, and even insisted that her mom let her wear it to her gymnastics practice that night.

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Courtesy April Morales
PHOTO: Atlantis Castillo, 4, poses for a photo before "Crazy Hair Day" at her school in Houston.
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Thankfully, Castillo has been able to recreate the magic for Atlantis.

“I’ve done the hair style twice since crazy hair day at school because Atlantis loved it so much,” Castillo said.

We hope to “sea” this hairstyle more often!

This story was originally published on March 26, 2019.

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