Today, an older lady approached me at work and stroked my hair, telling me it was 'beautiful'. This isn't unusual, I'm a natural redhead and octogenarians especially seem to love the colour. However, the unusual part was the glob of snot she left in my hair from her unwashed hands. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I got a haircut. Right after the lady finished washing my hair she grabbed a towel to wipe her nose. She then used the same towel to thoroughly dry my hair. FML
Today, I was at the hairdresser's getting a trim. The lady doing my hair commented on how beautiful and luscious my hair was, which made me feel really good. I later overheard her telling her colleague that hair as nice as mine was wasted on someone with a face like mine. FML
Today, I made a cup of coffee for a lovely old lady on the dementia ward. She asked for quite a lot of sugar in her drink, but I didn't question it. The moment I gave her the coffee, she threw it all over me. While scalding my skin, it also stuck to me. FML
Today, I was at my usual grocery store when an elderly lady smiled at me and said, "It's so nice to see a young person not obsessed with their appearance." I was dressed in sweats, I hadn't showered, and hadn't brushed my hair. I’m not sure if I should be flattered or insulted. FML
Today, at the end of my shift with a long line of customers, the older woman I was checking out calmly said, "You should take a minute to fix your hair dear, we have all been talking about it while we waited." FML
Today, at my hairdressing job, my first client of the day came in for a cut. Her hair smelled awful, and when I asked her why, she informed me that she'd gotten trashed with some friends the night before, and one of them had puked in her hair. She came to me to get it cleaned out. FML
Today, while at work, a lady with a mustache came in and told me she was lost. I was happy to help, but could not stop rubbing my nose due to allergies. As she left, she said, "I know I have a mustache you little ass" and stormed out. FML
Today, at work, a weird old woman came up to me and told me that it's okay: being ugly isn't a choice, it's nothing to be ashamed of, and that it's what inside that counts. She then hugged me and walked away. FML
Today, a woman was standing in front of me in line. There was a strand of hair on her back, so to be nice, I pulled it off her. It was still attached to her head. FML
Today, while on a bus, an elderly lady sat next to me sneezed so hard, snot literally went flying. I even offered her a napkin, that she refused. After a brief panic and realizing she had nothing to clean her mess with, she "inconspicuously" wiped her snotty hand on my pants. FML
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Nilorak 24
I would be creeped out if a stranger stroke my hair.
igg125 30
Hair gel BOOM!!
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Creed_Aprooved 12
And then OP shaved his head...
Laynee90 5
I have natural red hair too. My
marigoldcobain 21
I have pink hair and the same thing happens to me. People just walk up and touch it and I'm just sitting there uncomfortably like ╥﹏╥ and meanwhile they're all ⊙ω⊙ while they just run their fingers through my hair. (I like emoticons. Kill me.)
cek727 16
As a fellow natural redhead, I feel your pain. I hated working retail and having old men be creepy about hitting on me while I was on the clock. Policy wouldn't allow me to tell them to back off or walk away. So I had to just deal. It was awkward.
Redgy22 26
I have red hair too, but NO ONE just walks up & strokes it without losing a hand! Are you kidding? Random folks just do this out of the blue? YDI for allowing it.
TheChelseaSays 34
This made me sick ?
aecribb 14
I don't know, did it? Why is that a question?
aecribb 14
Yeah, I feel bad for people with uniquely colored hair and pregnant women, whom people apparently feel are fine to approach and touch without permission, even complete strangers
pitapizzaparty 18
YDI op .. I don't think you should let random people touch you or even get close enough to touch you.
Khaleesi_D 9
This is why I don't let people touch my hair. You don't know how often people wash their hands.
Celfyndel 16
I know that feeling. I am a natural redhead too and my hair is really long. People will just walk up and grab it. I am always looking at people's hands to be sure they lack foreign material..