Buggga
Australia
Today, I was instructed to shave my back in preperation for my first tattoo. I'm a girl. FML
Collection
Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
unbelievable
United States
Today, my boyfriend told me he'd help me shave my mustache. I'm a girl. FML
Noname
France
Today, like every month, the beautician spent 10 minutes removing the hairs from my stomach. I'm a girl. FML
thats_not_good
United States
For life
Today, I was getting my first tattoo done. My parents told me it was a bad idea. My friends' parents told me it was a bad idea. I told them that people get tattoos done all the time and nothing goes wrong. Fifty minutes into the tattoo on my back, the artist said, "Oh shit, shit, shit. We can fix this." FML
hairybetty
United States
Today, I shaved my legs and armpits for the first time in 6 weeks. Unfortunately, I didn't have a hot date, I just had my yearly gyno exam. FML
damnit
This FML is from back in 2009 but it's good stuff
Australia
Inked
Today, I got my first tattoo. It's a large broadsword which runs the length of my spine. I went home to show it off, only to learn that the hilt on my neck looks just like a penis when the rest of it is covered with my shirt. FML
Wanderlei Santos
Deep ink
Today, I'm going to get my first tattoo. Too bad it's inside my colon so the surgeon can mark the section to remove. FML
It’s just peach fuzz on my cheeks, but still
New York, United States
Fuzzy logic
Today, I had to come to terms with having more facial hair than my boyfriend, despite being female since birth. FML
UnpredictableSurface
Today, a tattoo artist send me home without tattoo because the acne on my back has gotten so bad, he refused to work on such an 'unpredictable surface'. FML
Beardedlady
Madison, United States
Today, my mom told me that I need to shave my beard because it's getting too long. This wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the fact that I'm a woman. FML
JasonX0656
Kalamazoo, United States
Today, my fiancé asked me to do some manscaping. I got a little overzealous and now I look like a 12-year-old boy with razor burn. FML
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fearinabottle 0
everyone one has hair on their back. hair has to be removed for a tattoo. you're not special
MaramaBreaksFace 0
That is standard procedure when you get a tattoo. Calm the **** down. It's not the end of the world.
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angel1495 0
When you get a tattoo, you have to shave the area where the tattoo is going to be, even if there's hardly any hair at all. I got tattoos on the inside of each wrist and the guy had to shave there to remove the teeny, tiny little hairs that I never even noticed. Even girls have at least small amount of hair on their backs, even if it's so light and fine you can't see it. So your life isn't f**ked, you just need to not take things so personally.
ltkrich 0
Your stupid...everybody has fine hair all over their body and that screws with the tattoo process, stop being so vain you conceited bitch!
Blaaagh 0
Hmmm, i always though pritty much no matter where you get a tattoo, if it might have hair on it you'd need to shave that space...
Muninn 0
You always, always have to shave an area before getting a tattoo. Many places shave you themselves, some (for liability reasons) make you do it. Otherwise, the thousands of tiny puncture wounds you'll be sustaining during the tattooing process would force the hairs into your skin, thereby ******* up your tat, and worse.
Tchernov9 0
Wow you guys are overeacting WAY too much, Im a guy and my body matured at an EXTREME rate along with my brother, we both had a long streak of hair on our back at age BORN, we had lots of hair on our arms legs at age 5, Im 13 and im already getting started on shaving, and guess what, the female body goes through it too, just at a less growth rate! I mean really, now... if this is 1 1/2 inch hair you needed to shave, yes, f*ck your life, but now, YDI
roundnproud 7
My back is virtually hairless and I'm a guy, I'm pretty sure it has less to do with gender than you might think.
captainmaharet 1
Everyone has to shave every area they are about to have tatted. Period. YDI for being dumb.
Laugh_At_My_Life 0
I should smack you just for putting such a stupid "FML" on the site. Everyone has to shave that specific part when their going to get a tattoo. Wow, are you a blonde?
blacklagoon_fml 0
I'm a girl and they had to shave my back for my tattoo... They will shave the area regardless of how much hair there is.
reallyguys 6
everyone has to shave everywhere every time. it decreases the risk of something jamming up the machine. you're lucky you went to someone who knew what they were doing, even though i'm sure it's a retarded tramp stamp that doesn't mean anything because you obviously have no idea what you're talking about.