Today, at 21 years of age, my doctor confirmed that I am, indeed, going bald. It wouldn't be such a bad thing, even expected, if I wasn't a woman. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I'm 20 and I'm going bald. FML
Today, as a 17-year-old, after having gone to the doctor to about some unusual hair loss, it turns out I simply have crappy genetics, and should expect to be fully bald within a year. FML
Today, I had to accept the fact that I'm going bald, after I noticed the hair on my chest is longer than the hair on my head. FML
Today, I looked at pictures of myself from 20 years ago when I was a teenager and realized I have only about a quarter of my hair left. I'm a woman. FML
Today, while looking through a stack of possible pictures for Facebook, I found one I really liked, until I noticed that I have recently developed a bald patch. Problem? I am a 22 year old woman. FML
Today, someone told me I have male pattern baldness; they thought so because I apparently have a "receding hairline." It's always been this way, I checked my pictures from the time I shaved my head when I was 16. FML
Today, I found out, after having my third and last child, that I'm balding. I'm only 23 and quite frankly It's very much noticeable. How did I find out? My four-year-old daughter pointed it out to me, saying, "Mommy, why you shed like the dog?" FML
Today, at almost 26 years old, my beard is finally coming in. Too bad it, like the hair on my head, is 50% grey already. FML
Today, my doctor told me I had "abnormally large breasts." This wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't a 20 year old man. 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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jess6blondie9 3
Awww. Bald is beautiful :)
jess6blondie9 3
Actually, I do think bald people are beautiful. You may not have the same opinion as me, but I wouldn't post something if I didn't mean it. I personally don't want to go bald, because I like my hair. But if I did, I'd embrace it.
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Comments (227)
xxcloudysky 3
I'm so sorry I'm in the same situation
nwoodle 0
Itz ok .. a lot of ppl wear wigz these dayyz ..
olivia_r 0
I really wish you knew where the "S" key is located. It's right next to the "A" I swear it's still there.
sweet_candy_ 17
This fml has inspired me to donate some of my hair.
kitty_kat1109 0
That's really nice of you(:
Kelita 0
50 I LOVE ur hair! I'm jealous.
TayonaC 10
that's what I said too :) ^^
persianjr1 7
I like her hair to. ;) . jk jk jk
varkey 7
why would you assume it doesn't suck to go bald if you're a man? and why would you expect to go bald at 21 years of age if you were a man?
Mach10 0
My uncle was bald by 19...
NinjaMonkeyInDis 4
I suggest the over so popular wig or of course extensions.
erikaaa1798 0
look at the bright side, theres an invention called a wig!
Mach10 0
Could be worse. Would you rather be losing your hair from female pattern baldness, or a second round of docetaxel? You don't need hair to be beautiful. A smile helps--as does a nice set of cans
olivia_r 0
Meow! (:
NMX944 0
SLE? aka Lupus ?
Dekenaye 0
must have dyed your hair to many times or something.. genetically women won't go bald naturally (not including diseases or treatments)
love_me_electric 20
Actually, female-pattern baldness is caused by genetics. Baldness in women can be completely natural, it's just much rarer than baldness in men because our chromosomes are a little different. Baldness is carried on the X chromosome, and since men have only 1 it's impossible for them to carry it, only show it. Women have 2 Xs so the only way for them to be bald is if they have the baldness gene on BOTH chromosomes.
saphfiire 13
Definitely consider getting some Nioxin to wash with. I've seen it really help some ladies with their hair loss. Look up Gail Porter- she's truly an inspiration for those living with alopecia.