Today, I shaved my face after several months of growth. This would be OK if my 4-year-old daughter would still talk to me. Apparently she doesn't recognise me, and I'm scary. 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, it's been a while since I tried the "shave-your-beard to see if your baby recognises you afterwards" trick. I wasn’t expecting her to start crying, real heartbreaking tears. The beard's now grown back but she still cries and screams whenever she sees me, and we don’t know what to do. I think traumatised my daughter. FML
Today, I arrived home, having just had my long hair cut and my beard shaved. My idiot daughter’s reaction when she saw me? “Who are you and how did you get in the house?” FML
Today, my 5-year-old daughter sobbed inconsolably on my return home from a several-month long deployment to the Middle East. I was touched by her reaction until she blurted out that she wasn't crying because she missed me, but because my shaved head looked scary ugly. FML
Today, I had to meet my mother. Being a college student, I decided I was too lazy to shave this morning. She noticed the stubble on my face, and started crying because I'm growing up. I'm 23 years-old. My dad yelled at me for making my mom cry. FML
Today, I asked my dad to please shave his awful beard, because I'm a laughing-stock at school for being picked up each day by a guy whose face looks like Bigfoot's ass. He agreed, and 10 minutes later was sporting a pedo-stache. It's going to be a long year. 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, I noticed that my facial hair had grown by an acceptable amount. I spoke to my Dad and decided to show him, thinking he would approve of my manliness. His exact words when I showed him were, "Nah, son. You just look like a lesbian." FML
Today, I went to pick up my daughter from my dad's house. He'd shaved her head bald. "For a laugh." FML
Today, my 4-year-old son cut half of my hair when I was asleep because he thought I would look better that way. FML
Today, a 4 year-old saw me and started crying and screaming like heck. I mean, I knew that I didn't look good, but this is too much. FML
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IvyOswin 17
At least now you know that she won't talk to strangers!
epicRawrz 16
That's why you got to do the whole 'shave with daddy' thing and let her watch you.
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cm27_fml 1
My two sisters and I all have done that to our father when he shaved. Even as adults none of us like when he cuts his beard too short.
roxy15_fml 8
The same thing happened when my mom changed her hair color to blonde and my sister who at the time was five ran screaming away from her.
nessiepoopoo 8
My sister didn't recognize my father after he shaved also...and she was 16.
Ferreesley 3
my mother once told me the same thing happened with my father. so I'm assuming it's pretty common. haha
sugarbear0727 19
Lmfao. That's funny. I'm sorry your daughter won't talk to you, little ones are funny like that. My 5 year old niece won't talk to me for a few hours after I dye my hair. She has to get used to the new color before she feels comfortable enough to play with me. We watch movies together and she always asks me to play ponies or barbies with her.
Xotoolyxo 16
Aww that's adorable, she misses her 'old' dad
drwerewolf2013 17
When i was a kid i didnt talk to my dad when he shaved his beard either. I would only talk to him if i didnt see him face to face!
uglyluckgirl 8
My mom changed her hair color when I was little and I cried at the sight of her, lolz
happyfingers 15
Hahahaha that sucks XD My dogs freaked out on my mom before after she dyed her hair. But just as they did, your daughter will get used to you soon enough. Next time you shave though, might I suggest letting her watch so she knows that it is, in fact, still you?
MsMurphy8613 12
Lol that is pretty common for kids her age seeing their dad without facial hair for the first time. It usually helps if you let kiddo watch you shave.