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"Can't you just get the colour out of your hair?"

Okay so this happened today, like an hour or so ago. A bit of preamble, I'm a trans-girl, just got to my family's house to visit for Easter (I rode my motorbike down) and have shortish, pretty deep purple hair.

I pulled into a non-brand specific supermarket around the corner from my family's place to pick up an energy drink, and as I got off my bike and removed my helmet I could see out of the corner of my eye this little girl (LG) by the trolley return pointing at me and generally going nuts.

I start to walk past to walk inside the store and the LG turns to her mother (our EP) sitting on a bench nearby with an old lay who must be her mother, both having a fag each (cigarette for our international readers).

LG: Mummy can I have hair like her? (I rightly assume this was about me)

EP: No [LG's name], and that's not a girl.

Old Lady: grunts in approval

I ignore and move in to grab my sweet taurine juice, and because it's easter weekend I'm in there for about 10 minutes or so just in a crowd. As I walk back out the family is still outside, with a lot more fags smoked.

LG: But why can't I have pretty hair? (she sounds like she's been doing this non-stop)

EP: Because I said so now shut up before I bloody clip you.

I start to walk past as the EP waves to catch my attention.

EP: Hey mate, why've you got to have hair like that for?

Me: oh, uhh because I want it?

EP: no but why like that? No man I know has a colour like that, can't you just it take it out?

Me: Well I'm not a man, so there's that much, and not without constantly washing my hair for like a couple of days.

EP: no I mean like now, can you get it out now?

I knew the education in my area was lacking but damn.

Me: look I just wanted to grab a drink and get going, let's just leave it I turn to walk back to my bike and put my helmet back on

EP: fine then you little faggot, go be a shit somewhere else.

Old Lady: grunts in a way that I guess must have been a laugh

The LG was quiet through all this, just looking between the two of us as she cuddles in to her mother. I just had enough, but I didn't want her to feel like she came out on top, so I turn around, still a bit away from them, and reach a hand into my jacket pocket.

Me: oh right yeah I'm sorry, here have this apology pull out my hand and flip them both the bird, smiling and waving my other hand to present my apology

After a second of silence and slack jawed looks from the pair I turn and go back to my bike and start to make way off, as in the background I hear the EP hurling abuse my way about different stuff.

Not as fantastical or karma filled as some other stories on this sub, but eh :p

- u/Natmas97