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TIFU By not updating my ID

17M, I have dreadlocks, had them for one year now. Around 3 months ago I cut 6 of them off in the top of my head so I can have it split middle and it wouldn’t keep hitting my face. It was the first time I cut my own hair and in my mind since my hair grows extremely quick i though it wouldn’t be an issue. While my mom got me extensions it was the wrong color and dirty, they all fell out quickly and while I was there my mom said “tell them what you did” and I explained the above.

Everyone laughed and an old lady sitting in front of me snickered after making eye contact with me and the guy was trying to hide his laugh while using me as an example for how he does extensions, Ive been too ashamed to go back. As expected hair grew quickly enough for me to get a retwist.

Now for my ID, It’s last been updated when I was 15 so when I tried calling an UBER to the spot it suddenly forced me to show it. I NEVER HAD TO USE AN ID BEFORE, normally I would go from my house to my school since I’m a hermit but In my mind i assumed it was because the usual distance, keep in mind its $40, 19 miles away and im panicking that I’m running out of time and didn’t want my mom to get a late fee since I’m paying for the uber but shes paying for the hair.

My grandmother has a disability so she told me she couldn’t make the distance and tried helping me with the uber, after no luck of my ID nor Face ID working i rescheduled for Tuesday. My grandmother then mentioned that my ID i had a small afro and I currently have long dreadlocks so it messed with the scanner, I didnt notice at all.

TL;DR Update your ID’s y’all because I couldn’t get an Uber since my face and ID didn’t fully match, i needed to fix my hair because I cut it wrong and I embarrassed myself.

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