 In Greek, Petrus or Peter. Talita, what a sweet, endearing name. My Debbie was 12 years of age when she was straightening her curly hair. How come you curlies want to be straight and you straights want to be curly? I said, Debbie, what are you straightening your hair for? She said, all my friends have straight hair. I want to be like them. And so we sat down together and read the story of a little girl who had curly hair.