Health: Today, I decided to conquer my fear of blades, and tried shaving...

By Anonymous - 23/11/2014 00:10 - United Kingdom - London

Today, I decided to conquer my fear of blades, and tried shaving my legs with a razor. I sat on the side of my bathtub and wet my legs, but some of the water splashed. I slipped on it and fell back, hitting my head on the tile wall and slicing my leg open at the same time. FML

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By februarymarchapril - 04/02/2015 03:45 - United States - Austin

Today, I shaved for the first time. My mum gave me a razor and I spent about 20 minutes trying to use it. I gave up, yelling, "FUCK IT!" and put it back on the shelf. It fell, and as it hit the floor, a lid fell off. I'd tried to shave with a sheathed razor for 20 minutes. FML

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Not my day, is it?

By ouch. - 10/12/2018 09:30 - United States - Stamford

Today, I was washing the dishes when I gave myself a nasty gash on my leg from the open dishwasher door. After five minutes of cleaning up the blood and wrapping it up, I came back to finish the job only to drop a plate and send broken shards into my foot. FML

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By Taylor - 15/07/2012 14:42 - United States - Eastchester

Today, I shaved my legs for the first time in three weeks. It took half an hour, three disposable razors, and I cut my legs up so badly they look worse then they did when they were hairy. FML

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Bad start to the day

By Concussed - 17/01/2010 06:22 - Australia

Today, as I showered, I sneezed, hit my face on the wall, got shampoo in my eyes, slipped on a bar of soap, bashed my head on the wall as I fell, grabbed at the walls to stop me from falling and happened to turn off the cold water, scorching me. FML

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By Anonymous - 19/02/2017 01:00 - Australia - Stretton

Today, I was in the shower washing my hair when my hand ran down the shower caddy and in particular, on my razor. If I wasn't woozy from all the blood splatter around the shower - seeing the bone that connects my finger definitely did it. FML

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By Anonymous - 22/03/2013 19:15 - Italy - Catanzaro

Today, while shaving my nether regions, I slipped and sliced myself in three separate places. They won't completely stop bleeding. I'm virtually having a second period, and it hurts to close my legs. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/03/2015 04:26 - United States

Today, I tried shaving my bikini area for the first time. I ended up cutting myself several times. I now have impressive razor burn, and it's incredibly painful to even wear pants. FML

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Sliced and diced

By Anonymous - 18/04/2023 18:00

Today, I was in a rush to get ready for work so I quickly shaved my legs. In my haste, I accidentally nicked myself in a very sensitive area and had to spend the day simmering in discomfort and checking my crotch every so often to make I wasn't bleeding through my pants. FML

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Sick moves, dude

By Anonymous - 02/09/2009 09:20 - Canada

Today, my boyfriend and I were having a shower together for the first time. He was trying impress me and did some sort of dance move, he slipped, and when he fell he kicked my leg out causing me to fall and hit my face on the faucet. FML

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Panic! In the Bathroom

By MAWZ - 19/07/2011 06:33 - United States

Today, while I was showering, my brother thought it would be funny to burst through the door pretending he was a burglar. Panicked, I went to grab the soap bar as a weapon, slipped, fell, and hit my head on the faucet. FML

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Anthonymm2 20

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:05

Well in another year I'm sure you'll work up enough courage to try again.

Lafayo 9

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:15

even no-shave November has its casualties

Comments

Narayan96 13

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:04

Oucch

ChristianH39 30

Sunday 23 November 2014 17:31

My general philosophy is if you didn't end up in the hospital it wasn't severe.

Isa_fml 20

Tuesday 25 November 2014 4:52

Presumably they were using a safety razor... you can only cut yourself so deep with those things. You can still scrape up your skin pretty badly though. Stings like hell, and bleeds a lot too, but it's shallow.

Anthonymm2 20

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:05

Well in another year I'm sure you'll work up enough courage to try again.

yuzuhere 21

Monday 24 November 2014 22:34

New Year's resolution!

mete_orito 34

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:08

Next time use shaving cream. It makes the shaving easier and you won't slip.

vegetaftw 28

Sunday 23 November 2014 10:40

OP slipped, not the razor.

Arwen_Evenstar 37

Sunday 23 November 2014 10:57

Next time, use an epilator. Minor pain (moderate the first time or two) and far longer results.

randomgirl1234 20

Sunday 23 November 2014 11:03

Epilators are painfull as hell

doodlecloud 26

Sunday 23 November 2014 20:10

If OP doesn't want to slip she should not sit on the side of the damn bath. Sit IN the bath. That is how baths work.

gabwielle 8

Monday 24 November 2014 4:53

Some girls are weird and shave when they're not bathing/showering

lallolindo 10

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:08

._.

samantha236le 17

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:10

That doesn't sound good. Use shaving cream next time :) FYL

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Sunday 23 November 2014 9:12

Bladey hell.*prepares for downvoyes*

GalaxyShots 21

Sunday 23 November 2014 11:07

I'm only downvoting because you misspelled 'downvotes'.

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Sunday 23 November 2014 11:10

It was a typo.

Cass_x 22

Sunday 23 November 2014 16:53

Made me laugh #6

BSnapZ 21

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:14

Genuine question, is wetted actually a legit word?

KayDee29 31

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:15

it is not.

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Sunday 23 November 2014 9:16

It's wet. Not wetted.

foxwasalamb 24

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:29

united kingdom man. might sound cool with the accent

Lafayo 9

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:15

even no-shave November has its casualties

blondeamazonian 18

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:19

OP would have been better off just sticking with No Shave November...

cjmedic 12

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:15

Sounds like you were still a little frightened, or that you were startled easily by the water. Try again, but be confident in yourself. Or have someone with you for moral support. Good luck, OP!

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Sunday 23 November 2014 9:21

OP slipped on the water.

foxwasalamb 24

Sunday 23 November 2014 9:30

who would voluntarily try to shave their legs and be frightened by the water? did you forget that was a main ingredient in the whole process?

RecklessLove 18

Sunday 23 November 2014 17:09

Moral support? Why would anyone want someone to watch them shave?

cjmedic 12

Monday 24 November 2014 10:44

I guess the way I understood it was that she flinched when the water splashed, causing her to slip. Maybe I should just sleep instead of trying to read too much into FMLs. As for moral support, I was thinking like their mom or something. That was how I learned to shave, was with her help. Is that not normal?