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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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Comments (83)
Jarl_the_Elite 27
Take a video or picture every five or one minute
JordainAshley 12
I just finished watching the video in which you took this from. nice try.
BrotherPhil 35
Not if you're underneath her when it comes out.
ReeMorgan11 3
Awww poor thing!!:( I did the same to my dad when I was her age!!
emeraldmaz 9
Yeah, four year olds will do that. When I was about three or four, my Dad got a haircut and his distinctive beard and moustache shaved at a barbershop while the rest of us waited in the car. I damn-near freaked out when he came walking up to the car and then, worse, got into the driver's seat. I thought he was some strange man that was stealing us.
pfft123 14
That happened with my 2 year old... she started crying upon seeing him lol. She's now three, and he grew his beard back :P ... Sorry OP, she will finally realize it's you... in time.
dat_becky 17
I'm 24 and if my dad shaved his beard I wouldn't know who he is either O__O
catmcross 7
The same thing happened when I was little. Except I was so terrified of my father after he shaved that I ran and hid in my closet!
Randomness90 27
Haha, don't worry about it man. when I was like 6, my dad did the same thing I wouldn't talk to him for several days but I finally realized who it was. so she'll come around.
mrsllawliet 5
I did this to my dad when I was little