Today, I shaved my face after several months of growth. This would be OK if my 4-year-old daughter would still talk to me. Apparently she doesn't recognise me, and I'm scary. FML
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Today, it's been a while since I tried the "shave-your-beard to see if your baby recognises you afterwards" trick. I wasn’t expecting her to start crying, real heartbreaking tears. The beard's now grown back but she still cries and screams whenever she sees me, and we don’t know what to do. I think traumatised my daughter. FML
Today, I arrived home, having just had my long hair cut and my beard shaved. My idiot daughter’s reaction when she saw me? “Who are you and how did you get in the house?” FML
Today, my 5-year-old daughter sobbed inconsolably on my return home from a several-month long deployment to the Middle East. I was touched by her reaction until she blurted out that she wasn't crying because she missed me, but because my shaved head looked scary ugly. FML
Today, I had to meet my mother. Being a college student, I decided I was too lazy to shave this morning. She noticed the stubble on my face, and started crying because I'm growing up. I'm 23 years-old. My dad yelled at me for making my mom cry. FML
Today, I asked my dad to please shave his awful beard, because I'm a laughing-stock at school for being picked up each day by a guy whose face looks like Bigfoot's ass. He agreed, and 10 minutes later was sporting a pedo-stache. It's going to be a long year. FML
Today, I got my long hair cut in a short pixie cut. When my five year old daughter saw me she laughed and proclaimed 'You look just like a man!'. That afternoon I got a concerned call from the school. My daughter has told everyone 'mummy has gone away, I now have two daddies!' FML
Today, I noticed that my facial hair had grown by an acceptable amount. I spoke to my Dad and decided to show him, thinking he would approve of my manliness. His exact words when I showed him were, "Nah, son. You just look like a lesbian." FML
Today, I went to pick up my daughter from my dad's house. He'd shaved her head bald. "For a laugh." FML
Today, my 4-year-old son cut half of my hair when I was asleep because he thought I would look better that way. FML
Today, a 4 year-old saw me and started crying and screaming like heck. I mean, I knew that I didn't look good, but this is too much. FML
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IvyOswin 17
At least now you know that she won't talk to strangers!
epicRawrz 16
That's why you got to do the whole 'shave with daddy' thing and let her watch you.
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Comments (83)
FMLkoala 28
#27 lots of children are afraid of "monsters" under their beds soooo... No
bazookajoey 27
Haha I can relate to her. My dad shaved off his moustache when I was younger. Worst day ever.
doodlecloud 27
I remember my dad doing this. I was a little older so was creeped out rather than terrified but we happened to go shopping that day...I got lost and then wandered around for half an hour, upset, because I couldn't find him without his beard. I'm okay now though so don't worry, she'll get over it eventually. :)
meg11613 3
My niece is the same way (she's almost 2) my fiancée traded glasses for contacts and she actually attacked him. Then her father, my brother, cut his rather long hair fairly short and she just hid for a couple days. At that young an age, change is rather difficult. Just don't attack your child with your stubble. That shit just sucks and messes up their skin.
RacerChiq24 6
I did the same Thing when I was little to my dad! I cried and cried. Haha
andee123456 13
you shouldve shaved in front of her... my dad did when I was little so I would recognize him
Spider_Web 11
It was a joke, people
thatsdndn1 19
Awww i love kids!
monnanon 14
dont worry op my son had a similar reaction when his dad shaved his beard. he also doesnt like seeing is gran without her glasses on but they wil get used to it. kids are funny about stuff like this but she will realise who you are soon enough.
splitintwo 6
This is insanely common. My sister did it too. Now shes an adult and can't stand he grew the beard back.