Today, I decided to try wearing eyeshadow, even though I'm not that girly. When I asked for help after several failed attempts, my sister walked in and said, "It's easy, just do what I do." She put the makeup on herself and looked amazing. She's eight. 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, my sister gave me a makeover. I protested, but she insisted it'd look great. After an eternity of eyebrow plucking, she handed me the mirror. I now have extremely badly-drawn sharpie eyebrows. FML
Today, I helped out with makeup at my daughter's high school play. As one girl walked past, I told her that she'd smudged pink lipstick all up the side of her face. Turns out it was a birthmark. She cried in the dressing room for half an hour. FML
Today, my 6 year-old daughter saw me putting on makeup and asked, “Mommy, are you trying to look less tired or more alive?” FML
Today, I went to the store with my 4 1/2 year old daughter. When we got to the cosmetics aisle, she asked what make-up was for, I told her it was to make women prettier. My daughter then told me it was a good thing I wear make-up because I was ugly and that I might scare off my husband. FML
Today, I took my daughter to a makeup store at the mall to get foundation to match her skin. The woman behind the counter scoffed, rolled her eyes, then called me a Karen when I asked for a manager. My daughter is 7 and I was getting makeup to match her elf ears for a costume we were making. FML
Today, my little sister received a fairy costume from my aunt. She put it on and waved her wand at me. She said, "Abracadabra, bibbity poo. I wish Sydney was pretty." When I did nothing, she put her hands on her hips and said, "Can't you just act pretty?" FML
Today, I was feeling abnormally self-confident, so I decided to skip putting on any makeup. The first thing my 7-year-old cousin said when she saw me was, "You look like my pet rat!" FML
Today, I gave in and let my friend give me a makeover. She couldn't find my eyelash curler, but decided that if she used scissors lightly, it would work just the same. Needless to say, it did not work. FML
Today, I got my sister to pluck my eyebrows. She shaped them wrong, so now I look constantly sad. FML
Today, my six-year-old son told me my makeup looks like his grandmother's did in the casket. FML
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strokesie 23
Am I the only one wondering why the 8 year old is wearing make up?
Teddzz 19
Just let her teach you
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Comments (129)
Marie314 17
YouTube tutorials are amazing!
ShadowFang96 10
I feel your pain.
Taurus_ChicKa 37
Why is an eight-year-old wearing makeup in the first place? That's way too young...I'm tired of seeing girls wearing slutty clothes and wearing caked-on makeup like the only thing they heard on career day is to be a hooker.
OverBlossomed 22
No clothes are "slutty". That's something the media and patriarchy have ingrained into society. Clothes are clothes, no matter what size they are. Do not judge lest ye be judged.
dreadlocks 7
Some clothes are definitely slutty - like girls who go out in freezing cold weather wearing a tiny dress that's so short you can see everything, or young girls wearing shirts saying things like "hotter than your girlfriend". However, while girls wearing slutty clothes are maybe looking for attention, that doesn't mean it's an invitation to sex, and 'no means no' no matter what a girl is wearing
Ameel_fml 19
I'm tired of seeing assholes who think they can school women on what is and isn't appropriate to wear. If you don't like it, don't look at it.
OverBlossomed 22
If a girl wants to wear a short dress in the dead of winter, that is fine. If she wants to wear a heavy coat and boots in the sweltering heat of summer, that's also fine. Fashion police only exist in media.
Virtual_BS 13
@34: Looks like the voters are being harsh today. I wonder why people are so unaccepting of others' manner of speech and sense of humour. It's like they vote based on the words you use, rather than the overall meaning. Had you phrased that differently, you may have been voted up instead of down. I guess that's what you get when there are a whole lot of teens on the site that are not really proficient in English and thus, unable to understand figures of speech and simply take offence at the fact that you used the word 'hooker'. Use small words and basic grammar, and leave your sense of humour and 'strong language' at home next time. Write as though you were teaching a bunch of elementary schoolers. Be careful not to offend these sensitive children. The maturity level around here is lower than it should be. ...now I'm probably also going to get voted to hell for what I said here.
fluffycatsdad 33
And your parents think it's appropriate for an eight-year-old to wear make-up, why?
Dawnstempest 17
Because, and here's a thought... They might not be insane control freaks.
Virtual_BS 13
...or they're rich and need to take part in unnecessary spending because they have too much money that they need to rid themselves of.
TogeBara 12
I don't see the issue with letting little girls wear make-up. As long as they know they don't NEED it to be pretty and they are just doing it for themselves, there is no issue. Its about the parenting, not the make-up itself.
Obey_StudBoii 23
Then have her put it on you instead.
TheyCallMeDamien 18
You have a great sister so don't feel bad. We all have our strengths.
clixed 12
YouTube videos!!! They help
Mamaluigi619 4
wow..... I wasnt aloud to wear makeup until I was 13! and I only wear lipstick not al that blush and stufff
OverBlossomed 22
It's just make-up. So what that she's eight? Unless it's somehow toxic to her in some way, I don't see the issue. Just because someone, child or adult, likes make-up doesn't mean they think they're ugly. I know people who flat-out hate make-up and think it's ugly, no matter what kind it is. It's just preference.