Today, I got a perm in an attempt to prove to my family that I'd been doing well with my life since I last saw them almost a year ago. I ended up going over for dinner looking like Bozo the Clown thanks to my idiot stylist, and my brothers wouldn't stop mocking me about it. 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 decided to get a haircut to change up my look. I asked for a bob, but the hairstylist misunderstood and gave me some sort of bowl cut. I look like a '90s sitcom character. FML
Today, I asked my dad to give me a haircut. After 20 minutes of "fuck"s and "shit"s, he gave up and just shaved my head bald. I pull off the look so badly that two people I don't even know have already told me I look like a psychopath. FML
Today, after weeks of dealing with a bad hair cut, my hair finally grew back to my preferred length. Today is also the day my roommate replaced my shampoo with hair remover as a prank. FML
Today, I let my friend bleach my hair, which resulted in it falling out in clumps. I spent $150 at the beauty salon fixing it and cutting most of it off. I sent the pictures of my new hair to my friends, and I got the same reply from each and every one of them: "That better be a wig." FML
Today, I got a haircut. During dinner, my grandmother complained about it, and said I looked terrible. I've had the exact same haircut for years. FML
Today, I unwittingly told the barber, “Do whatever you think looks best.” He got creative. Forty-five minutes later, I walked out with a haircut that made me look like a backup dancer in a 1990s boy band. My girlfriend said, “You're going to have to wear a beanie if you want to walk around with me.” FML
Today, I attempted a DIY haircut. In the process, I somehow managed to give myself a reverse mohawk. I now look like I'm auditioning for a punk rock band from the 80s. FML
Today, I tried cutting my own bangs to save money. When I was done, they were so crooked that my roommate thought I’d lost a bet. Now I have to go into work tomorrow looking like a rejected Beatles tribute act. FML
Today, I let a friend cut my hair. I soon went from having a 'fro to looking like I lost a fight with a lawn mower. FML
Today, I got my hair trimmed to look fresh for my sister's wedding this week. The woman messed up so badly that the manager had to step in and fix it. I lost 8 inches of hair and my dad keeps telling me I look like a medieval stable boy. FML
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RooskieDusha 2
Wait. A perm means you're doing well in life?
BuffaloSabres134 8
How does a perm show success?
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Comments (88)
RooskieDusha 2
Wait. A perm means you're doing well in life?
sasha_kay 4
I know right? Is this 1980?
ChrisTheCalm 9
This FML made me think about the movie Due Date when he got a perm lol where do you even get those anymore
bones_17 5
If you want to show success rent a Ferrari, pretend it's your, fill your wallet up with bills and offer to take your family out for coffee or ice cream and make sure they see your money and maybe hire a fake good looking boyfriend! Simple right?
Boygenius50 8
Agreed. Absolute YDI for getting a perm in the first place.
BeforeItWasCool 12
Ah, yes. I remember when I got a perm. The cries of "Wow, what a successful woman, with such a glorious perm!", still ring in my ears, even today. Oh, wait.
enormouselephant 15
Hope it's not too permanent.
nina21194 12
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Perms mean your taking care of yourself and have money.
AClassActx3 7
Lmao I agree. People still do get perms though.. So its not that foreign to 2012
imavelociraptor 6
It's because it's really expensive. I think OP was trying to show she could afford it.
Futacy 30
of all things that tell everybody "hi, im important!" you got a perm!? you could just put some ******* pictures in your foyer and they think you're a millionare.
Ameel_fml 19
Surely there are better ways to show you're doing well? A classy dress...A nice pair of heels...a decent handbag?
luvlifeyolo 1
No perms end up well...
yermum6798 7
right? how the **** does getting a perm mean that at all
BuffaloSabres134 8
How does a perm show success?
TheMathMajor 26
That she can afford to take care of herself? Idk
just_anonymous 8
9- basic going rate for a perm is $50. If she wanted to show she can take care of herself I'm sure there were better ways to show that with under $100 Sucks for op but I don't feel too bad for her... Who the heck gets a perm anymore that isn't over the age of 50??
little_one 20
As a stylist I can say there are more people than you think who get perms including my sister in law who is under 30 but depending on the salon they can cost upwards of $200 for a long hair spiral perm be prepared to spend close to $500. Hint we charge so much cause we hate them. Almost every client i've gotten in my chair that wants a perm I discourage because a lot of the time the look they want can be achieved with just styling it, perms are frizzy, and crazy, and always require styling so you aren't saving time, and growing it out is a bitch.
TheMathMajor 26
I was just suggesting what might have been going through OP's mind, I don't think it really shows success.
nina21194 12
I got a perm... Awe :'( but my hair like ate the perm. I got two haha strongest there is :P
WCARlover 35
Oh, I guess my (naturally) straight hair means I'm doing terrible in life...your logic is horrible
TheDrudgeChild 4
I'd do anything for straight hair, I have a white-girl fro unless I straighten it. OP is crazy to think a hair style would make her look more or less successful, it's irrelevant.
ygdrassil 17
Except for guys' hair. People don't assume the 50-year-old with the waist-long ponytail is making millions.
portal247 1
Your hair is curly?
Daftendirekt1 0
126 - She curls it...
Icejza_DaChilla 7
That's an interesting way to show that you've done well. Next time just buy a Louis Vuitton Handbag?
ALlamaOnFire 20
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Wear a hat?:) No, seriously, **** what they think! When they are old and can't hold up a glass of water, you'll be the one laughing... ;)
BeforeItWasCool 12
Oh yes, I'll be in hysterics. The day my parents- who raised me, fed and clothed me for eighteen years- can't lift a glass themselves will be a wonderful day indeed.
BeforeItWasCool 12
Well, it'll still suck when anyone in the family can't take care of themselves. It'll be far from amusing!
djgoreo 12
So her brothers which are assumedly either slightly older or slightly younger than OP, will age and decay at an accelerated pace because they teased their sister for her dumb hair?
Locoluis 15
YDI for trying to mask your personal problems with your physical appearance. You're not deceiving anyone.
bReLiNg 18
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I feel your pain! I have poofy curly hair and my stylist gave me a boy cut O.O only time op... Only time
lidsthesquid 4
Not the stylists fault, you must have told her you wanted it :/
TheMathMajor 26
*have
jem970 19
A perm means you are doing well....? What century are we in? Perms are very outdated OP. especially for someone your age (which I am assuming you are young). Tight curl perms are for old ladies. Seriously. Just get high lights and call it good.
iamabamf 17
I'm sure you ladies have lovely hair. Naturally curly hair is much better looking than getting a perm.
TheDrudgeChild 4
I have a legitimate white girl fro that looks like a perm :,(
nightwanderer 6
15 Century is a period of 100 years I think you mean decade.
brewmasterg 34
73, while true this person is also correct. Perms were in fashion over a decade ago, which would technically make it 'last century'. Either way it's ridiculous for OP to expect a PERM to make her look successful. Maybe she should have just gone in for a styling like anyone else would for a big occasion. That's like going to the hairdresser and instead of asking for a trim asking for the Sinead O'Connor- the intentions seemed good but the thought process, not so much.
perdix 31
That's right 'cause Unemployed, single, fat loser with nice hair >> Unemployed, single, fat loser with clown hair. Good thing I took that course in Social Calculus.