Kids: Today, despite my protests and warnings, my mother-in-law decided...

By bald baby - 02/12/2018 05:00

Today, despite my protests and warnings, my mother-in-law decided to chemically straighten my bi-racial daughter’s very curly hair. Hours later, not only is her scalp is raw and red, her hair is stringy completely fried and coming out in huge noticeable clumps. Fml

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By notquitejuliet - 04/07/2015 00:54 - United States - Gibsonia

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

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By sexxibxmami - 19/02/2010 18:24 - United States

Today, my mom came over to visit and permed my hair. Ten minutes after she started, I told her it was burning. She told me to suck it up because it doesn't hurt that badly. I now have scabs all over my scalp, hairline, and nape. FML

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By stumpy - 31/07/2019 18:00

Today, we were running late because my hair got tangled in the curtains. My mother-in-law got so angry, she hacked at it, leaving me with a bald patch, then went and sat in the car as though we were still going anywhere with her. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/06/2022 10:00

Today, my girlfriend asked me to straighten her hair while she did her makeup, even though I’ve never straightened hair before. I burned a length of it off, because I had no idea what I was doing. It’s super obvious from the back, but she’s gone out already. I’m a dead man when she gets home. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/03/2016 14:52 - United States - Dallas

Today, I made the decision to lighten my hair from dark brown to blonde. I thought the stylist knew what she was doing, but I ended up with my hair fried off and orange. FML

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By random - 06/05/2009 08:57 - United States

Today, I got my hair dyed at a fancy salon. While the stylist was pulling out the foils in my hair I sat up and started screaming in pain because the hot foils were burning my scalp. All she said was "oh, you're fine". I went back home to find an oozing burn wound on my scalp. FML

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By missedout - 05/02/2013 22:48 - United States - York

Today, while my mother-in-law visited, I asked if she wouldn't mind watching my son for 10 minutes as I had run out of baby shampoo. I came back home to see she had shaved his head completely bald. That was his very first haircut. FML

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By hairdresser - 18/10/2009 15:27 - Thailand

Today, my mum started yelling at me for leaving scissors on my desk, which my five year-old sister found and chopped all her hair off. She had a lump of hair as proof. After three minutes of her yelling, me crying and apologizing, she laughed and said she was joking. She'd just given my sister a haircut. FML

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By goodlord12 - 17/01/2013 07:53 - United States - Branson

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

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By badhair - 13/09/2009 03:12 - United States

Today, I went to a salon. As soon as I walked in, someone ran to me and inspected my hair and said, "We can fix this." I was there to get my daughter's hair done. FML

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Sunday 2 December 2018 5:55

If your mother in law cannot respect your decisions, she should not be allowed anywhere near your child again, period.

kricket5 19

Sunday 2 December 2018 5:18

Protests and warnings?! There’s no way that woman would’ve gotten anywhere near my daughter’s hair unless she was 18 and could make her own decisions. **** your daughter’s life. Her father & grandmother are both clearly incompetent.

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interesting33 36

Sunday 2 December 2018 20:44

Bald BABY??? How old is your daughter OP??

GUYMAINE 16

Monday 3 December 2018 6:55

Sounds like you need to scalp her

TumblrweedPasses 11

Monday 3 December 2018 14:32

Put your foot down You said no and now this has happened Tell her she is not to see her and seel medical or legal help for daughters head She's YOUR child, not the MIL's, don't let her run the roost

ThronesBabe66 14

Monday 3 December 2018 15:55

I saw this on Reddit last night, but didn’t comment. That is child abuse. I would go full no-contact and make her pay for what she has done to an INNOCENT child! Your daughter had no way to fight back or defend herself. This is a UNFORGIVABLE! If I were you, I’d take serious legal action. Make her pay for what she has done. Your daughter will be suffering for awhile, so your MIL needs to feel that pain too.

dancingcats 5

Monday 3 December 2018 20:15

thats entirely your fault if you cannot say no. and they don't listen. hold your ground otherwise everyone is gonna walk over you

Quasita 26

Monday 3 December 2018 20:21

This does sound like some waspy, white grandma doesn't know what she's doing BS to me.

PenguinPal3017 19

Tuesday 4 December 2018 2:25

I don't like the racist tone of your comment, but I think that this grandma is a horrible person. I feel so bad for this poor little girl. She deserves so much better.