Health: Today, I found out my best friend has a massive head lice infestation....

By caliibbyy - 29/11/2010 05:03

Today, I found out my best friend has a massive head lice infestation. It wasn't until after I'd used her hairbrush to brush my hair that I figured it out. FML

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By anonamous - 17/07/2009 16:59 - United States

Today, I found out that my wife gave me head lice on purpose so I would have to cut off the ponytail that I've been growing since '99. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/12/2010 08:12 - United States

Today, my friend compared my hair color to hers. Also, she braided my hair (two pieces) with hers (one piece). I asked her why and she finally broke down and told me. She has lice and didn't want to be the only one. FML

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By benjavel71 - 10/01/2017 11:13 - United States - Prairie Grove

Today, I thought about going to visit an old girlfriend of mine with hopes of getting a little head. Unfortunately, I didn't know it would be head lice I'd get. FML

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By ItchItchBaby - 09/09/2017 13:00

Today, 2 hours before a 13-hour flight, I found out I had head lice. I'm a 24-year-old woman. FML

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By hairy - 30/09/2013 21:59 - United Kingdom - Guildford

Today, I discovered that I have caught head lice from my son. Unfortunately, they are living in my chest hair. FML

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By infected - 30/12/2010 21:37 - Denmark

Today, I had a snowball fight with a friend. In the midst of the game, I stole her hat and put it on my head, ignoring her pleas. Apparently, she was trying to say she had head lice. I can now verify that. FML

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By Anonymous - 26/06/2015 20:08 - United States - Clarksville

Today, after finally spending the night with my longtime crush, it's as if I can still feel her fingers caressing my hair. But wait, no, that's just the head lice she gave me. FML

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By Lice FML - 25/06/2021 06:01 - United States

Today, my kids and I discovered the party hats from the party we just went to were infested with lice. FML

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By Infested Girlfriend - 30/04/2020 05:00 - United Kingdom - Cardiff

Today, my boyfriend and I are so close that we share everything. This now includes his head lice. Thanks, dude. FML

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By imalilangel05 - 10/02/2009 15:08 - United States

Today, I was tutoring kids at an elementary school. One kid messed up my hair. I said, "Why'd you do that??" He said, "I have lice, now you have lice too!" FML

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iheartglasses 0

Monday 29 November 2010 13:40

If it makes you feel any better OP, most lice prefer to infest clean hair. Although it would have been embarrassing for your friend to give you a heads up on the lice situation (no pun intended but whatev..) she should have told you anyway. Unless she was treating the problem and thought she shouldn't bother, which means she should have bought a new brush... This is your friends fault for not telling you, and your fault for sharing personal items. I guess you need to be warned not to use peoples chap stick/lip stick/lip gloss too..

smokeymcpottt 3

Monday 29 November 2010 12:39

Evacuate the lice! Migrate to Angelina Jolie's vag, they'll be able to live, generation after generation.

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zenti 2

Monday 29 November 2010 18:37

Do you share toothbrushes with other people too?

ancora 1

Monday 29 November 2010 19:46

I think I learned when I was in elementary school that you don't share personal items like that. Of course you can still get lice anyway, but the things they teach you when you're little still apply when you're an adult. Just don't share razors too, because a shampoo might not be able to get rid of what you can catch from those.

ideasrule 13

Monday 29 November 2010 20:08

YDI for sharing a hairbrush. That's how head lice spreads!

UhhOhCece126 0

Monday 29 November 2010 21:26

Which is why I never use other peoples hairbrushes, or let anyone use mine. But looks like you learned your lesson now, huh?

notsoluckypup 12

Monday 29 November 2010 22:52

this is both an FML

levin1983 0

Monday 29 November 2010 23:58

you're friends with people that get lice? you deserved it

hochrote 0

Wednesday 20 April 2011 6:04

Anyone can get head lice.

OhBabyItsMaegan 0

Tuesday 30 November 2010 4:32

you really shouldn't use other peoples personal items. unless you ask them if they are clean and if you really have to. and lice really like to infest clean hair. so it's not dirty just needs to be taken care of.

Kittysnatcher 0

Tuesday 30 November 2010 4:46

what did you leaaarrrnnn

Lorysa 11

Tuesday 30 November 2010 5:40

Yikes! Sorry that happened OP, but that's definitely why you don't use combs or hairbrushes that belong to other people. Don't waste your time and money on Nix or Rid, they never worked for me or anyone I knew, and it takes so much time to nit-pick after. The only thing that got rid of the lice forever was cheap coconut shampoo, like v05 or suave. : ) I used it for a couple weeks. They never came back, and I didn't even have to use one of those tiny combs to get them out. Good luck!