How can I get my curls back?

[Rainbow]

THIS IS LONG... BUT PLEASE READ AND ANSWER !!!!!
My natural hair type has always been curly. Not a very TIGHT kinky curl or nappy or anything like that. Just a soft spiral ringlet curl type. When I began messing with my own hair at 7 or 8 years old, I would brush out my curls because I hated having my hair curly. Then they started to unravel a little, but my hair was still curl. As I got a little older, my cousin would flat iron my hair, and by 7 grade I began flat ironing my hair with my mom's flat iron. She would warn me that my hair would get damaged and that my curls would get messed up.I didn't listen and she would ground me and hide it from me and we would argue about it but I always found the flat iron and did it anyway. I'm now a freshman in HS. My curls had COMPLETELY disappeared, my hair is now wavyish, I have a TON of split ends my hair is dry and brittle, that the ends literally BREAK off! I have white tips on my split ends, and i still flat iron my hair every week. I've never used heat protection so I known that has some to do with the split ends. I don't want to get my ends cut off because my hair is just below my breast and it took me 3 months to get it this long. I'm sorry this has been so long but it's just that I'm sick of this. My hair is so DRY!! I know about deep conditioners and all that stuff, but my mom says that she's not buying me anything, because I never wanted to listen to her when she warned me that I would damage my beautiful locks. To be honest, I never cared about my curls, but now I TRULY regret it. I know hormones can change your hair and all, but how can I get my curls back? I know I have to put down the flat iron, and get a trim and stuff, but besides that...? How do I restore my hair and get a it silky and soft with my beautiful curls... because they were gorgeous. Now my hair is this straw like brittle puff thing, and if I leave it out naturally, it will look a mess... thats the only reason why I keep straightening it. And 5 months ago, I dyed my hair without my mom's permission....(burgundy). HOW CAN I GET MY SOFT BEAUTIFUL CURLS BACK?!?!!?? AND HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? Also.. If i do get my curls back and maybe decide to flat iron my hair for a special occasion, what should I do to make sure my curls stay and wont go away.


( My curls LITERALLY looked just like the curls Madison Pettis has... EXACTLY like this)

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