Today, I completely shaved my head as a gesture for my boyfriend's mother, who was suffering from cancer and having a terrible time undergoing chemotherapy. Turns out she doesn't even have cancer, and my boyfriend thought I wouldn't have the guts to do it. FML
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Today, I shaved my head because I heard that one of my good friends got cancer. I went to visit her in the hospital. She's not bald. FML
Today, after I watched my girlfriend get her head shaved in preparation for chemo a few days ago, I took the clippers and buzzed my long, well kept hair, gave her a loving hug, reminding her that, "We're at this together." She later broke up with me because I, pretty much, "look like shit." FML
Today, it's the 3-month anniversary marking the day two friends and I shaved our heads as a show of solidarity for a friend starting chemo. Her prognosis is good and her hair only thinned slightly. We, on the other hand, look like a motley crew of lesbian biker chicks. FML
Today, I finally told my boyfriend I have a medical condition that makes me grow an unusual amount of hair on my face, so I shave every day. He said he was leaving me because he refuses to be with a "bearded lady". FML
Today, I slipped and gashed my head bad enough that my head had to be shaved to be sewn up. Right after it had finished growing back from chemotherapy. FML
Today, I brought my best friend to my uncle's birthday party. We were having a great time until my grandmother walked up to us and said to me, "You sure have a nice looking boyfriend." My friend is a girl. She has cancer and lost all of her hair due to chemotherapy. FML
Today, my long-term girlfriend broke up with me because my hair "falls out" and I "will definitely be bald soon", even though it's not that bad. The same girl who I supported through her chemotherapy and gave her promises that I would stay with her no matter how she looked. FML
Today, my daughter shaved her head in solidarity for a friend who went bald from cancer. Normally this would be an amazing gesture. Unfortunately, her “friend” is a fictional character from a book she’s reading. My daughter had almost 24-inch long hair. FML
Today, when I went out to get some groceries with my mother, a small girl came up to me and said I was an "ugly egg" because I'm a bald girl. I had to shave my head in order to have brain surgery to relieve me of the symptoms of my neurological disorder. FML
Today, I had an elderly woman come up to me and tell me how well I pull off the look of being bald. She said that most women can't look attractive without hair. Then she asked me if I had cancer. I had to explain to her that I am, in fact, a man, and I shave my head because I'm a swimmer. FML
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aly_pinay22 8
Your boyfriend is a douche. Sorry OP.
shrimpygymnast 9
Wow... If that's how he treats you then he obviously doesn't respect you or his mother by lying about her having such a terrible sickness... Get rid of him, OP.
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Comments (192)
Redskin25 0
At least you care enough to do that....
DocBastard 38
So he's an asshole enough to both joke about cancer and dare you to be nice enough to shave your head in support? You are a saint, and he doesn't deserve you. I sincerely hope you dumped his ass, but not before explaining to him exactly why.
unknown_user5566 26
I donated 11 inches of hair in January, but to shave your whole head? Kudos to you, OP. Despite your boyfriend's mom not actually having cancer, I am sure there are other victims who will appreciate it nonetheless.
dhooks111490 8
****** ass wipe. My mother died of cancer and using that as a ploy to make someone else shave their head for amusement purposes says all you need to know about that person's character. It's not good either. Leave him before he causes you any more unnecessary grief.
BossPathfinderGM 14
Bright side: maybe his mother will be touched by the scope of her gesture (regardless of the misguided nature) and fell that much more favorably inclined towards you.
tacojauns 45
You didn't know your BF mother didn't have cancer? You kind of deserve it because it sounds like you did this before you even meet the woman
Twisted_Angel 17
I think it's time to get pictures of him sleeping with a little pink bunny, and rent a billboard near his home. I'm sorry OP, that really does suck, but payback is a bitch. Make it hurt.
Rainbowjumper0 12
Your boyfriend is a total jerk but I really admire you OP, you did a wonderful thing :)
yessy729 0
I'd shave his dick off.
Enslaved 36
Do cancer patients really want others to do that? My Mother's a breast cancer survivor and lost all her hair when she was going through chemotherapy. She wore a wig the whole time and I know for a fact that she would not wish anyone to be bald like her, especially on purpose.
unknown_user5566 26
54- I'm guessing that for some cancer victims, it's a touching display of support. I would assume that some victims are embarrassed by having no hair, and to have someone be bald with them may be comforting. PS- Glad your mom survived. :) I lost a friend and Aunt-in-law to cancer last year unfortunately, so it's nice to hear survival stories.
annie_nk 22
A mom with 7 kids (all boys) shaved their heads when she lost her hair. She was touched.
Enslaved 36
Thank you.(: She's recovering great after going through hell! Hair loss was indeed traumatic, especially not having eye brows but she rocked the G.I. Jane look very well. However, it's only been 9 months. We shall see. ***Sorry about everyone's loss to cancer. I am so lucky to have my mother still with me!
countrygirl626 16
My cousin, who was around 22 at the time, cut her hair short when my mom started to lose her hair, and my mom thought it was the sweetest thing ever. It's a selfless act to actually shave your head in support of someone, I think.