HUMOR

Intrusive Thoughts of a People Pleaser at Your Local Hairdressers

Yes this accidental micro fringe is perfect, thank you

Laura-Liisa Klaas
MuddyUm
Published in
6 min readApr 25, 2024

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Worried woman biting her lip and looking up, behind her stands a person about to cut off her ponytail. Around them text is floating in the air — “everything is fine,” “does this smile look fake?,” “smile and wave,” “ouch,” “she hates me!” and “help!”. This illustrates what a people pleaser might think when at hairdressers.
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Oh gosh, right, let’s do this. Why is it so busy in here? Oh yeah, Saturday. What was I thinking booking an appointment on a friggin Saturday? Why are there so many kids? Are they getting haircuts too? Or just annoying the hell…

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Youth worker from Estonia living in Scotland with her partner and laziest dog on Earth. Writes short humour, travel and short fiction.