Today, I dyed my hair purple. I came out of the salon and a little girl walked past and said, "Wow, you look like a mermaid!", to which her mother quickly said, "No she doesn't, she looks like her parents don't love her." FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I went to the hair salon. When I got home, my three-year-old daughter told me I looked like Dora the Explorer. FML
Today, I babysat for two little girls, who wanted to play 'mermaids'. I smiled, and said that I would love to play with them. The older girl laughed, saying "You can't be a mermaid. Mermaids are pretty." FML
Today, my mom was feeling down because of her gray hairs. In an attempt to cheer her up, I suggested that she dye them. Her hair turned orange. FML
Today, while changing my clothes, my 3 year-old daughter informed me that I looked like a zebra. Noticing my shocked face, she tried comforting me by telling me I was a pretty zebra because I was a purple zebra. She was talking about my stretch marks. FML
Today, I went to a salon. As soon as I walked in, someone ran to me and inspected my hair and said, "We can fix this." I was there to get my daughter's hair done. 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, at the Mommy and Me dance class that I take my four year old daughter to, the instructor had us do a stretch, telling us to pretend we're mermaids. My daughter said to me, "But you're not a mermaid, you're a whale!" FML
Today, I was walking down the sidewalk and heard a little girl ask her dad why I had blue hair. He said, "Sometimes drugs will make people do stupid things." FML
Today, I’ve been dying my hair an auburn color for years. It looks so natural and get complimented often. Before I can even say thank you, my daughter or partner blurts out, “It's not real” or “It’s fake”. Everyone laughs and it’s a little less awkward, I guess… FML
Today, I went to get my hair highlighted at the salon. The salonist mixed up my blonde hair dye with some other girl's hot pink and violet dye. Now I look like a cheap hooker. FML
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Miss_Whipped 43
That's ridiculous. If anything, that little girl's mother doesn't love HER enough to let her express herself. She's teaching her daughter to judge others based on what they look like. Parenting fail.
Silk_Routes 14
your answer to that lil child " your mom is jealous honey"
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Comments (153)
rec_chem 22
She was right. My kid knows better than to come home with hair like that.
ouijacorn 9
Mom's just jealous cause she's afraid she can't pull it off. if you want to try something different next time, work some other colors into the tips for a gradient effect! You can look like a super-mermaid if you go from light blue to purple or teal to dark blue. :)
ona16 22
Wait what colour should she have dyed it? I'm curious to what colour equals the most amount of love a mother gives.
griosmarina 6
That was probably because she doesn't want her daughter doing that. Don't take it personal.
Axel5238 29
Dying your hair wild colors as some one said above for the older generations was an act of rebellion. A lot of older people still hold this to be true. Dying hair and tattoos being common are great, but a lot of the older generation associate that with certain things. It's unnecessary, but if you are gonna do it you gotta be aware of things that will happen as a result.
iwadasn 33
This is so true! I've seen so many posts on here that basically say, "Today, I made an unusual and conspicuous change to my appearance, and somebody commented on it. FML." It's something people should think about before doing something drastic with their appearance. And of course they have the right to dye their hair purple, or get tattoos on their face, or get three piercings in each eyebrow, but they have to realize that those things will have an effect on how people see them and react to them. If the annoyance of having people commenting on their body alteration outweighs the enjoyment the body alteration brings them, then maybe they should rethink their decision.
TallMist 32
141, Or maybe the people judging OP simply shouldn't.
sunny354wi 8
Well do they? :)
deguwrangler 7
Sorry but this made me laugh. Some people are ridiculous.
TheSFgamer 14
Jesus that's cold
DeathAngel505 13
Had this happen to me actually. Except my mom was that mom. She drove all the way up to my college and made me dye it back. I'm an adult, but apparently it's not my hair
DoomedGemini 38
My mom had her hair streaked with purple that ended up with all of it purple for a while when I was in middle school. Mothers deserve awesome hair too!