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Jeffrey Alexander

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Jeffrey Alexander

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i love games and baseball.

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Jeffrey Alexander • upvoted 28 items 3 years ago

Hey Pandas, What's Your Near Death Experience?

When I was about 8 years old I nearly choked on a hard boiled sweet. It got lodged in my throat and I couldn't breathe. My older brother saw me, grabbed me by the ankle swung me upside down and then whacked me so hard between the shoulders that the sweet came flying out. He then just lowered me gently onto the couch told me to be careful and then went out. Later on that afternoon I told my mum what had happened. I was still a little sore from his whack between the shoulders and as Mark (my brother) and I at the time had a typical older brother younger sister relationship where we often fought but we always made up, I thought he was being mean to me. Mum said " You were choking and a person can choke to death in minutes if what is lodged it their throat isn't removed immediately. Your brother saved your life. You could be dead now if he hadn't done what he did." That stunned me. I went into the living room where he was listening to music. I said to him "mum said you saved my life today, thanks for that. But why when we fight sometimes would you do that.?" "Well, he said." you may be one of the World's most annoying little sisters, but I wouldn't want you dead." Thanks bro. I love you too. And I still do.

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Hey Pandas, What's Your Near Death Experience? (Closed)

Please go talk to a therapist. I was bullied a lot too, even though I didn't go through quite the same thing with the self-harm, I know how it feels to be bullied. I'm not going to be one of those people who tell you to get a thicker skin, or that they are just jealous, or that you should be nice to them, because I know that that doesn't help. Talk to somebody. If it helps, I asked my mom to just listen and to not tell me to be nice to them because I had tried that. They didn't like me because I was different, and I was sick of being nice to them. Talk to somebody. If it's at school, get teachers or staff involved. If it becomes violent bullying, learn martial arts, or at least learn how to defend yourself. Don't match their behavior, but don't be afraid to fight back either. I'll be praying for you!

Hey Pandas, What's Your Near Death Experience? (Closed)

OH GOD THE HORROR

Hey Pandas, What's Your Near Death Experience? (Closed)

I can relate because 7 year old me decided that kicking some cacti would be fun.

Hey Pandas, What's Your Near Death Experience? (Closed)

i feel u man...

Hey Pandas, What's Your Near Death Experience? (Closed)

I wouldn't recommend breaking your skull while pogo sticking. I don't think it would be very fun.

Hey Pandas, What's Your Near Death Experience? (Closed)

i love how you just calmly noted that you've been bitten at the end after this big dramatic story.

Hey Pandas, What's Your Near Death Experience? (Closed)

Whoa. Also, you're an amazing describer.

Hey Pandas, What's Your Near Death Experience? (Closed)

I don't believe in Heaven, but WOW glad you're ok!

Hey Pandas, What's Your Near Death Experience? (Closed)

That sounds traumatizing. I don't even understand why would someone want to kill kids.

Hey Pandas, What's Your Near Death Experience?

When I was in 2nd grade we had a shooter who snuck in through a window that was open while everyone was at lunch he waited in the custodial closet waiting and plotting who and when he should kill finally after lunch he began his spree and killed 12 people before he was finally shot down by police 3 of my friends died there blood-soaked body was now on there ground I got shot in the thigh I survived but to this day this still haunts me