Today, when I went out to get some groceries with my mother, a small girl came up to me and said I was an "ugly egg" because I'm a bald girl. I had to shave my head in order to have brain surgery to relieve me of the symptoms of my neurological disorder. 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 shaved my head because I heard that one of my good friends got cancer. I went to visit her in the hospital. She's not bald. FML
Today, I had an elderly woman come up to me and tell me how well I pull off the look of being bald. She said that most women can't look attractive without hair. Then she asked me if I had cancer. I had to explain to her that I am, in fact, a man, and I shave my head because I'm a swimmer. FML
Today, I slipped and gashed my head bad enough that my head had to be shaved to be sewn up. Right after it had finished growing back from chemotherapy. FML
Today, feeling very self-conscious about my looks, I told my mom I felt ugly and wished I could be as beautiful as her. She only said, "Yeah, I'm pretty, I wonder what happened to you." 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 losing all my hair to chemo, I finally felt brave enough to go out without a wig or a headscarf. I expected some weird looks. I didn’t expect a woman in a store to point to me and tell her daughter, “See what feminism does to women? She’ll never have a husband, I bet!” FML
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
Today, I went to pick up my daughter from my dad's house. He'd shaved her head bald. "For a laugh." FML
Today, I decided I wanted to bleach my hair, so I asked my mother for help. Apparently, something went wrong, because clumps of my hair started falling out. Now I'm half blonde and half bald, and my mom is just laughing at me. FML
Today, I was finally confident enough to buzz half my hair off into the style I've wanted since I was young. Turns out that I have a particularly large and angry-looking skin problem across my scalp that may well have been there for years. It'll take months to grow back. FML
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Top comments
mcaisse77 17
Parents should teach their children not to be rude
whatarethisss 23
It's a kid OP, don't take it to heart. You had to do what you had to do.
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whatarethisss 23
It's a kid OP, don't take it to heart. You had to do what you had to do.
Nessco 36
Some people need reminding that true beauty comes from their behaviour and with behaviour like that, any beauty she may possess will fade very quickly.
LastResort318 14
True beauty is being beautiful inside and out. What your thinking of is inner beauty.
Nessco 36
I already find you less attractive just by this comment, even though I've never seen you and have no idea what you look like. You continue to think that way, don't ever share that with my children though.
mcaisse77 17
Parents should teach their children not to be rude
chrisbeaudoin 26
We can only hope that the kid got in trouble for that
Mpii 11
It's not that easy. Little children often have no idea theyre being rude. I bet the kid got scolded afterwards.
Abatu 4
or better yet teach people that theirs more to life than looks and being fat, bald or ugly isn't the end of the world and not something to take so famn seriously not everyone is going to look hot/beautiful so why care if you aren't?
subscript 15
Kids tell it as it is, but if this is the case you(OP) should explain it as best as you possibly can to a child, if the still say that then they are just a brat.
sugarsweetroses 10
Children really have no filter
Neekovolwf 22
It sucks that she said that, but you have to remember she's just a little girl. I don't think she knows what she said is mean or hurtful, or if she did then she's a mean girl. And Tbh your very brave for going out, I know quite a few people who wouldn't have the courage.
meli1195 31
I think parents should start teaching children not to say mean things since they're small though. after a while it becomes a habit and then you have rude adults.
fotomiep 7
Really? I would think any kid knows calling someone ugly is mean. And it's even worse that she's still young. If they say things like this when they're still really young, I don't want to know what they'll say when their vocabulary has expanded.
SneezyBear 27
My mum always brings up a memory of when I was on the train with her, and there was a woman sitting across from us with bright red lipstick. I was about 4, and I loudly asked my mum 'MUMMY, WHY DOES THAT WOMAN'S LIPS LOOK LIKE A MONKEY'S BOTTOM?' To this day, my mum is glad I learnt Vietnamese (her mother tongue) before I learnt English.
anarchymaniac 22
Just hang in there Don't listen to that girl You're not ugly
cOOkiEzRgOOd 22
Not everyone will understand OP, especially kids. But it's very strong of you to be able to do that. Best of luck with the surgery.
vreid 20
They might have to find a doctor for that kid pretty soon too.
Tripartita 45
Sounds like she presented you with the perfect opportunity to show her your bandages/scar, smile with wide eyes, and say, "I guess they could put me back together after all!"
Ownord_fml 10
Small girl or not, I would've responded she has an ugly personnality and that unlike shaved hair that can grow back, she's stuck with it.
DocBastard 40
Yes, because insulting a little girl who doesn't know any better is exactly the right way to teach her a valuable lesson. As long as that lesson is that you're a huge dick.
Ownord_fml 10
I'm sorry but I think children are persons. Not mature fully developed ones, but if that girl was old enough to wander on her own to talk to strangers, she's old enough to have made this kind of comment knowing how hurtfull it could be.
usnwife 18
Who said the girl was on her own? She could uave just taken a couple steps toward OP amd still been by her mom... and as a mom of 4 little kids I can easily say that no matter how hard you try to teach right from wrong they will always say wjat pops into their head before they can think it through. my 6 yr old is just now starting to understand. I always take a bad experience like this one and explain how everyone is different but we are all still the same on the inside, it isnt nice to say things like that, etc, but that doesn't stop it from coming out of their mouths!
doge_ram 16
if it was a little girl just tell her it's your Halloween costume or something. kids are innocent
DoomedGemini 38
I wouldn't, I'd explain it isn't nice and why op's head is shaved. Telling her it's a Halloween costume does nothing or even encourages it. Use it as an opportunity for lessons on behavior and empathy.