Buggga
Australia
Today, I was instructed to shave my back in preperation for my first tattoo. I'm a girl. FML
Collection
Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Same thing different taste
unbelievable
United States
Today, my boyfriend told me he'd help me shave my mustache. I'm a girl. FML
Noname
France
Today, like every month, the beautician spent 10 minutes removing the hairs from my stomach. I'm a girl. FML
thats_not_good
United States
For life
Today, I was getting my first tattoo done. My parents told me it was a bad idea. My friends' parents told me it was a bad idea. I told them that people get tattoos done all the time and nothing goes wrong. Fifty minutes into the tattoo on my back, the artist said, "Oh shit, shit, shit. We can fix this." FML
hairybetty
United States
Today, I shaved my legs and armpits for the first time in 6 weeks. Unfortunately, I didn't have a hot date, I just had my yearly gyno exam. FML
damnit
This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff
Australia
Inked
Today, I got my first tattoo. It's a large broadsword which runs the length of my spine. I went home to show it off, only to learn that the hilt on my neck looks just like a penis when the rest of it is covered with my shirt. FML
Wanderlei Santos
Deep ink
Today, I'm going to get my first tattoo. Too bad it's inside my colon so the surgeon can mark the section to remove. FML
It’s just peach fuzz on my cheeks, but still
New York, United States
Fuzzy logic
Today, I had to come to terms with having more facial hair than my boyfriend, despite being female since birth. FML
UnpredictableSurface
Today, a tattoo artist send me home without tattoo because the acne on my back has gotten so bad, he refused to work on such an 'unpredictable surface'. FML
Beardedlady
Madison, United States
Today, my mom told me that I need to shave my beard because it's getting too long. This wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that I'm a woman. FML
JasonX0656
Kalamazoo, United States
Today, my fiancé asked me to do some manscaping. I got a little overzealous and now I look like a 12-year-old boy with razor burn. FML
Top comments
fearinabottle 0
everyone one has hair on their back. hair has to be removed for a tattoo. you're not special
MaramaBreaksFace 0
That is standard procedure when you get a tattoo. Calm the **** down. It's not the end of the world.
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Comments (215)
mpearce0710 0
Shaving the area where your getting a tattoo is to remove the layer of dead skin. So when to tattoo is scabbing it doesnt fade.
einefrau 0
It's standard no matter where you get a tattoo. You life is not f***ed. Don't complain about things that are normal.
giganticbrain 0
You deserve it for getting a tattoo.
ohnomama 0
It's not a lie. I haven't been shaved for any of my tattoos. Shoulder blade, upper arm, chest.
ladywaldo 0
NOT AN FML!! Obviously this is your first one but no mater where its going to be they have to shave!!!
blueknight1st 26
Yeah you could make a doughnut out of it or something.
plexico 4
Do your asshole while you are at it. No real reason -- it just sounds fun.
chippa 24
Ewww, but if you shave it, the hair is going to grow back darker... I woulda waxed. :
blueknight1st 26
The hair will not grow back darker. Seriously how is shaving going to change the color of the hair? Dumbass.
themercurialone 0
Any good tattoo artist is going to make you shave the area they are working on. No matter if you are a male or female.
perfectwinds 0
YDI for not doing research on tattooing before you got one. As everyone else has already said, no matter how fine your hair is you need to have it shaved before a tattoo goes there. There's major risk if you do not. You should have known that, and you should have had a consultation before getting the tattoo anyway and had the artist explain everything to you. If you don't understand you should have asked THEM, not come on FML and bitched about something irrelevant.