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Some things can be learned without having to go through a traumatic experience; after all, common sense can go a long way. But there are certain life lessons that we can only understand if we go through them ourselves.

People in this popular Reddit thread realized this by accident. Their unfortunate “messed around and found out” stories range from learning that ducks can bite to discovering that poison ivy is actually poisonous. If you’re curious to know more about how this went down, scroll down below.

We also reached out to AyrionUpaka, who started this discussion in the first place.

You can find our interview with them below!

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#1

When i was a kid I was short and fat and I got picked on mercilessly. Then one summer I went and worked in the Alaska Bush and grew to 6'3" and got pretty ripped. I also got taught some very basic moves from some of the surveyors I was working with. Came back to high school and got into it with every person who bullied me. I won and learned all the wrong lessons.

New kid started at my school and I was the a*****e this time. He was always polite, walked away, and generally asked me to stop but I didn't. Finally he told me that he'd meet me on a Saturday and we could have it out. We showed up, he asked one more time for me to just stop. That's the point that I should have realized I'd done f****d up.

I went after him and he took me apart. It was the proverbial "He hit me with so many rights I was desperate for a left." But when he had me down he stopped, helped me sit up, and then sat down to talk to me. He gave me advice on how I was acting, how i was just doing the same thing that had been done to me, and that I'd never be happy if I went down that path. Then he helped me clean up and sent me home.

That conversation made such an impact on me it 100% changed me overnight and I owe it to him. I absolutely f****d around and found out, but in the best way possible.

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Final score:

303points

michael Chock 9 months ago (edited)

Good for him, literally got some sense beaten into his skull.

99points

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#2

I was a teenager working retail with a guy named Stephen and I always just called him Steve. He pulled me aside one day and asked me politely if I could call him Stephen since he preferred that. My smart a*s replied “Well I want to be called Gladiator but you don’t see me complaining.” He just said “deal” and walked away.

For the next two years he only referred to me as Gladiator. Need help finding something? Gladiator here would be happy to help you. He would get on the intercom and be like “Gladiator to the front desk…Gladiator, front desk.”

Learned not to be a smart a*s and never called him Steve again.

SpaceCadetriment Report

Final score:

262points

Szzone 9 months ago (edited)

Okay this is funny, harmless and something you would laugh about later if it happened to you. Stephen, wherever you are, you handled this perfectly.

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#3

If someone will cheat to be with you, then they will also cheat on you to be with someone else.

A_Mild_Failure Report

Final score:

212points

Szzone 9 months ago

This is, quite literally, the definition of "fụck around and find out".

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Bored Panda reached out to AyrionUpaka, who kindly agreed to tell us what inspired them to start this discussion online.

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"It's a fairly common saying I hear quite often. It's a warning, and it got me thinking about what happened to those who chose not to heed the warning. This subreddit seemed like a great place to ask for a large and varied response. Although I really wasn't expecting a response quite so large."

#4

Abusers aren't worth a second chance. If they know you're willing to leave, they'll just go harder. Being lonely is better than being broken.

crasea , MART PRODUCTION Report

Final score:

203points

Milady Blue 9 months ago

Too many people in abusive relations, who believe, "They said they changed, they swear!" end up either permanently disabled or dead. My mother had the best Southernism on cheating or abuse, "Make your first one a good one, honey, it'll be your last."

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#5

I was late for work and starving. The chicken I pulled from the fridge for a quick dinner smelled a little weird. But it was organic and I had roasted it myself, so it must be fine.

So very f*****g wrong. 18 hours of pure hell. I would have gone to the hospital but I literally couldn’t get off my bathroom floor. Fainted twice and ended up with a black eye from hitting my head on the toilet.

When in doubt, throw it out.

msjammies73 , Angela Bailey Report

Final score:

189points

Milady Blue 9 months ago

If something in my fridge looks like it is evolving into a higher life form, it gets evicted.

108points

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#6

Drank for too many years. Went from Fun Bobby to Mean Bobby. Stayed as Mean Bobby for way too long.

Sober now, getting on ten years. There’s still a path of destruction behind me, but the new path has been very good for me.

feckless_ellipsis , Yasin Arıbuğa Report

Final score:

189points

Owen 9 months ago

Well done Bobby. ...I know it's hard.

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If they were to answer this question themselves, they would go back in time to when they were just six years old.

"The playground teachers always warned us not to venture behind the outbuilding towards the back of the playground since it was dangerous back there.

One day, I heard a bunch of kids playing behind the building, and curiosity got the better of me, so I went to join them. Unfortunately, I wasn't paying attention to where I was walking and found the "danger" when I accidentally stepped on a board with an upturned, rusty nail in it. The nail slid straight into my heel.

Almost immediately after, a teacher found us all, scolded us, and told us to come out. Another unfortunate part of the story is that they wrongly believed I was crying because I'd been caught breaking the rules, so they didn't think to ask me if anything else was wrong. As a 6-year-old, I was shy and not very articulate, so it took them a fair while to figure out that I was actually injured. My mom was called, and I got to take the rest of the day off school, so it's not an entirely unhappy ending."

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#7

I tried to break up a dog fight. Was holding my dog, on leash, when an unleashed dog ran in and began attacking him.

I went for the dog's scruff to try to pin him to the ground (while also trying to hold my dog back with the other hand). The attacking dog bit my hand three times quickly, the third time he punctured my thumb bones and got a real good grip. Proceeded to try to rip my thumb off. All I remember thinking is, "That's my primary hand, even if I let go of Fitzy (my dog) with the other hand, you are NOT going to be able to pry this thing's mouth open."

This was all of course happening in the span of 5-10 seconds. Out of nowhere my then girlfriend swooped in like f*****g Batman from behind the dog, sunk her fingers into its' scruff, and her knee into the back of its' neck, ripping it off me. Anyway I ended up proposing to her after that and the settlement paid for a big chunk of our wedding. In retrospect I'm damn glad this thing went after me, it was a 4th of July party and there were little kids everywhere.

What makes me angriest about this whole thing is the way it impacted my dog. He was very social and friendly with other animals before this, but it has been ten years and he won't give any other pup a chance now. He has lived a life lacking what he deserves due to those poor dog owners.

Final score:

161points

Szzone 9 months ago (edited)

Jesus Christ. This story sent shivers down my spine. See this is the reason I don't have pets. I love cats, I love dogs even more. But you're responsible for your animal, you have to feed them, bring them to the vet, train them clean up after them, provide a safe home with enough enrichment, if you travel you have to make arrangements, it all sounds like a lot of work. It's all the owner's reslonsibility and some people just shouldn't have pets because they aren't responsible enough.

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#8

I chased a giant white squirrel and I found out it was actually a skunk.

Complete-One-5520 , Bryan Padron Report

Final score:

159points

🦄 Unicorn Princess 9 months ago

That stinks!!! I crack myself up!

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#9

As a young girl, I used to kick boys in the shins when they annoyed me. One finally kicked me back. That s**t hurt more than I expected, and I stopped kicking the boys.

SnoopsMom , kyo azuma Report

Final score:

159points

Natasha Arruda 9 months ago (edited)

Glad someone finally returned the favor. I'm very big on the idea that if you're "man" enough to hit someone, regardless your gender, then they should get to hit you back in defense.

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For them, life lessons learned the hard way seem to stay in memory longer. "I always believe positive reinforcement is the way to go when teaching lessons, but lessons learned the hard way do tend to stick out for me personally. I'm 34 now and remember being 6 years old behind that school building like it was yesterday, but I'd find it more difficult to conjure on the fly a memory of a lesson learned via positive enforcement."

#10

When the infected tooth is on a Saturday, and the dentist opens on Monday, and you're at urgent care on Sunday asking for painkillers because holy s**t it hurts, and they offer you antibiotics, say yes.

I said no, and wound up with IV antibiotics three days later.

Telwardamus , Annie Spratt Report

Final score:

159points

Awkward lady 9 months ago

Why would you say no to antibiotics?

98points

DE Ray 9 months ago

Lots of reasons. First, they can really mess with your gut bacteria, so constipation or diarrhea (or both) with discomfort are common for many people. Second, antibiotic resistance is a thing we should all help to avoid, so don't use antibiotics unless you need them. There are other reasons, but those two are the biggest for me.

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Comedy Clumbers 9 months ago

In the US? $$$ is a reason. Rx'ed from the ER (A&E) is more expensive than same pills from your regular Dr. Also, I'm allergic to some of them, Spouse is allergic to some of the most widely used antibiotics. There are a lot of good potential reasons and one needs to feel they can trust the prescriber. If I think a prescriber isn't paying attention to my history, I might want another opinion. Or rather, Spouse might ask for another since one if our promises to one another is to take over being the protective stubborn guard dog for the other when ill.

5points

Binky Melnik 9 months ago (edited)

DE Ray did a wicked good job giving you the big ones; I’m here to add another bad one. I have an autoimmune disorder that comes out of remission when I get antibiotix, so that means about three days in the hospital replacing my electrolytes and fluids, so I hafta think REALLY hard about whether I wanna go through that. I recently left an infected tooth alone: the swelling made me look like the scary creature from “The Hills have Eyes.” The abscess grew to the size of a small cucumber and when it burst, the smelliest, grossest pus sprayed out of my mouth and all over my blouse. People thought I’d thrown up on myself! I’m sooo lucky that infection didn’t get to my brain. 🤦🏻‍♀️

5points

Anony Mouse 9 months ago

They give them to you for everything. Flu? Antibiotics. Cold? Antibiotics. Foot hurts? Antibiotics. I get infuriated by articles about patients insisting on antibiotics for inappropriate reasons. They get shoved down our throat and then we get blamed for resistant bacteria.

3points

Riley Quinn 9 months ago

If this is the US, he probably had to justify the cost. Too many people deal with health issues on a wish and a prayer in the US. But we're still #1! /s

2points

Dajuana Carson 9 months ago

I avoid as much as possible. There is only one I can take and I don't want to become allergic to it as well . Anaphylaxis is bad bad bad.

2points

Stephen Hutchison 9 months ago

When you have a family history of allergies to antibiotics. Though, I've never had issues with them myself.

0points

Heather Talma 9 months ago

Money

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Jack Burton 9 months ago

I know we take too much antibiotics in our modern life... but for a tooth infection i can see no other option !

13points

My O My 9 months ago

There isn't any as far as I know.

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LakotaWolf (she/her) 9 months ago

I said it in a comment on the post about wisdom teeth, but I’ll say it again: stay on top of your dental checkups if you can afford it. Infections in your teeth/jaw can migrate to your brain or sinuses easily.

11points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 9 months ago

A woman I was in prison with died from septicemia from a tooth infection. Of course, she only spoke Spanish, so she was ignored by the medical staff. Nevertheless, with appropriate and timely treatment, she would probably have lived.

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Zaphod 9 months ago

Please take ALL of your antibiotics. Too many people stop when they feel better. Bacterial resistance is a real problem. One day it will haunt humanity.

10points

WindySwede 9 months ago

Yes, but I was surprised last time I had to take. That it was just 5 days! Last time before I think it was 10 days? But maybe new studies now, or different depending on antibiotics or cause?

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AspieGirl88 9 months ago

As a sepsis survivor, I’m always terrified of someone I care about getting an infection & winding up with sepsis. Even now, my mum had to have a couple teeth out & has been in awful pain waiting for the sockets to close over. I’ve made her promise to seek help if there’s any sign of inflammation or if the pain spreads further into her mouth/jaw, as it’s not worth the risk. 😥

6points

Tamra 9 months ago

My husband had sepsis once. It was the most scared I've ever been. He ended up having a port placed in his chest, where antibiotics were administered via that port every day for nearly a month.

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Bec 9 months ago

I had a UTI and I kept drinking lots of water and doing home remedies and just hoped it would go away because I was busy and I hate going to the doctor. Then I got a terrible pain in my kidney to the point I couldn't get off of the couch, thank goodness I lived with my S. O. and he got me to urgent care.

5points

Gwyn 9 months ago (edited)

So.... They didn't go to the dentist on Monday? I believe dentists can prescribe antibiotics. Could be wrong. In any case if it's tooth related take the antibiotics, it's much more serious if the infection is in your HEAD

5points

Mrs. EW 9 months ago

The pain is from the infection.

5points

no adhesiveness 2020 9 months ago

pain is from the infection. pain killers wont help, take the antibiotics.

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Magnifico Giganticus (it) 9 months ago

Antibiotics lead to not needing painkillers!

2points

My O My 9 months ago

And painkillers are anti inflammatory. That was a bit easy ;)

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Kat Hague 9 months ago

And that infected tooth can turn to sepsis and kill you

1point

Courtney Christelle 9 months ago

One of my wisdom teeth got infected and I had to take the antibiotics just so I could open my mouth again to get it extracted. 10/10, would not recommend.

1point

Robin DJW 9 months ago

As the archeological records show, abscessed teeth can kill. And it's a very nasty way to go.

1point

geezeronthehill 9 months ago

My dentist told me that there are some conditions they aren't supposed to tackle until the patient is already on a course of antibiotics because the infection can spread suddenly when the dentist intervenes. Take the antibiotics the clinic offers. They usually know what they're doing. .

0points

Christine M Quigley 9 months ago

You don't want to mess with any infections in the head/neck area. Too many blood vessels and stuff spreads super fast. I've seen folks end up with brain infections from sinus and oral problems that get ignored or treatment gets delayed. A big problem is for dental issues on a weekend, since most dental practices are closed. If the pain is bad enough for you to go to ED, take the antibiotics.

0points

C.O. Shea 9 months ago

Everyone's an expert except the medical profesionals.

0points

Brian Droste 9 months ago

If you get a tooth ache and can't get to a dentist or a clinic right away, get some mouth wash and use that. That is whatvI did.

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#11

If you throw rocks at chickens and laugh at the angry rooster, the rooster will find a way through the fence to hunt your a*s down.

honeyonbiscuits , Dušan veverkolog Report

Final score:

156points

Full of Giggles 9 months ago

Maybe don’t throw rocks at living creatures?

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#12

About six years old. Having a picnic with my dad by the lake. Some ducks wander up near us. Dad says, “You know, ducks will bite you.”

“That’s silly, they don’t even have teeth.”

“Stick your finger out and see for yourself.”

Got bit. Cried.

Kunikunatu Report

Final score:

154points

Chan Sue Lynn 9 months ago

I could see dad was smirking at this.

75points

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They signed off by saying, "I appreciate all the stories that were shared on the post and found it super interesting reading through all of them. My favorite was the user who was warned by their dad that ducks have teeth and can bite.

It reminded me of my own story that I shared above since both come from childhood misadventures. One of the ones I felt worse for was the guy who warned his opponent in a fight and was an expert in kickboxing. Poor guy. I think the responses on the post all showed a clear message that it is for sure best not to mess around and find out."

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#13

I discovered that procrastination doesn't make problems disappear; it just delays the inevitable and often makes them worse.

Cautious_Meal_5852 , Adrian Swancar Report

Final score:

147points

leloir 9 months ago

You can balance the time of procrastination and the time of work, nor easy but works for me

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#14

For my 40th birthday a friend of mine, who is about ten years older than me got me a really nice 12 year old scotch.

Up to that point I had never tried any type of whiskey, or bourbon. Only was drinking vodka, gin, margarita's, and rum. Would only drink one or two saturday's a month, it was no big deal.

I fell in LOVE with the taste, the look and feel of having a glass of scotch or bourbon every night, like the classy dudes in those old movies I grew up watching, so much so, that I ended up drinking some everyday and developed a drinking problem.

I Have spent the last two working hard on getting completely off alcohol.

I can now say, as I approach my 50th birthday, I am off alcohol all together.

Tollin74 Report

Final score:

137points

Ace 9 months ago

"Drinking some every day" is not the same as having a drinking problem. _Needing_ some every day, certainly, but there's quite a distance between the two.

39points

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#15

After years of my parents forcing me to paint my nails on the linoleum floor of the bathroom with a towel under me, I got my own apartment and was like HAH, NO DUMB RULES HERE.

And that’s how I lost my first down deposit.

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Final score:

131points

UnknownFrost 9 months ago

That's a bit extreme for spilling nail polish.

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#16

It was a hot sweltering day and I wanted to get my bike fixed. Played outside all day as kids do and didn't hydrate enough. Walked to the bike shop in the late afternoon, got my bike fixed and felt faint walking back but thought I'd be okay after drinking water.

Came home, drank some milk then some water. Immediately puked everything and then some more. Everything I'd eaten since the morning(not much) was in the commode. Stomach hurt and my face went pale. Went and lay down, puked in a few minutes again but only bile came out. Puked bile every few minute for the next hour until my father came home and saw me weak and pale. Went to the doctor and he said I'd been severely dehydrated barely away from hospitalization. Put me fluids for some time. If my dad hadn't come home when he did I don't know what would have happened.

Drink water folks.

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124points

Owen 9 months ago

Hydrate before you diedrate!

73points

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#17

I once thought I could easily handle spicy food, so I challenged my friend to a hot wing eating contest. Turns out, my tolerance wasn't as high as I thought, and I spent the rest of the night regretting my decision in the bathroom. Lesson learned: don't underestimate the power of spicy food!

Intrepid-Stage-3463 , Scott Eckersley Report

Final score:

123points

Kylie 9 months ago

Fun fact, you can also get "sugar burn".

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#18

Don’t mouth off to the judge or he will throw the book at you….

legokingnm , KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA Report

Final score:

122points

pandabeth 9 months ago

I am very interested in the story behind this discovery

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#19

Chose to disturb my cat - who was already pissed at me - by telling him to move off my spot on the couch.

The scars are healing nicely.

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115points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 9 months ago

It's OUR couch, and OUR spot. Everything is ours. You are lucky your owner only gave you a reminder. You are there to open cans, clean boxes, and provide a warm leg to sleep on. Stop getting co¢ky.

58points

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#20

Brake checked a tailgating jerk. He flew around me and slammed the brakes with no intention of letting off. Should have known better since he had an old beater and I had a fairly new car. 6500 dollar lesson to just let things go.

BlueShire_Ace , Clark Van Der Beken Report

Final score:

113points

Lydsylou (she/her) 9 months ago

Don't brake check just turn on your wipers and wiper fluid and if they're too close it will spray onto their car

65points

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#21

Decided at the tender age of 8 or 9 that I was immune to poison ivy, since I spent quite large amounts of time outside and had never once gotten a rash from it. Since I was a born scientist, apparently, I decided to test this...by rubbing egregious amounts of the plant all over my upper body. Needless to say, I was not immune. In the slightest.

StandardDeviat0r , Famartin Report

Final score:

110points

DE Ray 9 months ago

A lot of people can shrug off a little bit of an allergen, but there's a certain line they can't cross. I don't react strongly to poison ivy myself, and if I just brush against it and be sure to wash carefully and thoroughly after I'm okay, but if I deliberately rubbed it into my skin I would have a very bad time.

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#22

Ignoring my medical problem didn’t make it go away lol.

CapsizedbutWise , Antoni Shkraba Report

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108points

🦄 Unicorn Princess 9 months ago

I was feeling really run down and would get short of breath easily. I had an appointment with my family physician for a well check so this went on for about 2 weeks. When I finally saw him he had me go get x-rays and blood drawn. Come to find out my potassium was dangerously low and my lungs have fluid in them as did the sack around the heart. I was admitted, then had emergency surgery to have a chest tube put in. Spent 8 days in the hospital with 4 days in the ICU. Remember much of those days.

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#23

Putting a 9V battery on your braces is not a great idea. It melts the rubber bands and you have to explain it to the orthodontist.

spleenliverbladder , Atikah Akhtar Report

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107points

Chan Sue Lynn 9 months ago

Ok but.....................................why?

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#24

Reported my manager for inappropriate and unprofessional behavior. Ended up costing me my job. Working for a company that considers integrity optional is soul crushing.

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100points

michael Chock 9 months ago (edited)

Sue. If the company tried to correct your bad behavior and you retaliated by costing them money,you better believe they would sue you. Sue.

78points

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#25

During a fight someone announced to me they were an expert in Kickboxing. 'Course you f*****g are' was my sarcastic reply *Narrators voice "they were an expert."* He beat me into the ER.

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Ken Beattie 9 months ago

Maybe don't pick physical fights at all. Doesn't matter whether they're an expert or not, s**t happens and you can get injured or killed.

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#26

Skateboarding is not easy, not at 40 anyhow.

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91points

Little Wonder 9 months ago

Every so often I get the notion to take up roller-skating and then I remember I'm middle aged and my bones do not knit like they used to.

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#27

Lifting and Twisting while working in a supermarket with large 50+ lb bags. Probably did this for 10-15 minutes without any thought on form or proper technique. 72 hours later I had surgery to remove Disc L4 in my spine due to drop foot and partial paralysis. Thankfully I made a 95% recovery.

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91points

Corvus 9 months ago

Those remaining 5% will serve as a constant reminder, then...

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#28

My uncle once f****d around with a raccoon and found out

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88points

michael Chock 9 months ago

Did he wake up to find the bed empty and his TV missing or did he end up having to call everyone he had been with?

78points

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#29

I physically grabbed and lifted my dog out of a fight with another dog and he bit me

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Veronica Jean 9 months ago

Ehh honest mistake. I've done it. You're just desperate to make it stop by any means

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#30

Gave a hitchhiker a ride. He thanked me for my kindness while attempting to steal my medication out of my purse.

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79points

Zaphod 9 months ago

I used to give hitchhikers rides, back in the 80s. I haven't done it since, but I did pull over at a bus stop to give someone a ride during a cold-snap last month. It was -10F (-23C) at the time.

32points

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#31

"That there is always someone tougher than you". My Father, a verified tough guy, told me this. He explained that the more you fight the larger looms the chance that you'll come up against someone that will absolutely pulverize you.

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31points

HTakeover 9 months ago

Life lessons from DBZ.

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#32

Kept pushing back for my wisdom teeth removal (not putting money aside for it) and lo and behold, the pain went from 0 to 100 quickly and I finally took them out. Thankfully the rest of my teeth are fine and happy :)

Astropwr , Caroline LM Report

Final score:

29points

Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 9 months ago

Let's paint some happy little teeth, just wherever your heart feels they should live.

19points

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#33

That forcing yourself to change your entire personality, p**s off a bunch of people constantly to become one of the "popular bitches" actually doesn't f*****g matter once you graduate high school. That confidence is destroyed after the validation disappears and you'll have no friend to really be there for you in the big world. One of my biggest regrets was relying on this.

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27points

Star the Furry Therian! 8 months ago

I did something similar in Year 6. Was "friends" with those kids, bullied and mocked a lot of people, rejected my best friends, etc. Then at Camp they showed their true faces. No mercy on me, even at night. I have trust issues due to my supposed best friend taking their side after seeing how shittily they treated me. The only positive thing is that I was able to get a diagnosis for autism and i understand myself so much more now. If Zahrah, Elyce, Alexa, Halle or Narjes sees this, f**k you all and I also hope you have a s****y life, especially Narjes, who I heard has a thieving addiction.

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#34

When I was little, I was always intrigued by the electrical sockets on the front of my aunt's cooking stove. One day, she noticed my interest and warned me against doing what she knew I wanted to do. Later that day, I found out why. I then had to sit and cry quietly.

Nasty_little_Hobbit Report

Final score:

25points

Mrs. EW 9 months ago

When I was four, I got my dad’s keys and was about to put them in the wall socket. He took them away. I found them. He took them away again and I found them again…. Yeah, I put two keys in each socket and found out the hard way why that was dumb.

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#35

When I was like 18/19 my friend and I were riding around town and went to this spot you could park on the beach. Well the car got stuck in the sand. A homeless man was nice enough to come help dig us out of the sand and get the car out. He asked us for a ride across town which we were happy to give. He noticed some bowls in the car and said he could get us weed. We were out and could t find any so I gave him all my birthday money. We dropped him off at the complex in the middle of the hood and he never came back. I’ve waited an uncomfortable amount of time outside that complex lol.

WallyOShay Report

Final score:

24points

Papa 9 months ago

A few years ago my family stayed at a house on Crystal Beach (on the Texas coast, near Galveston). We didn't know it was the infamous top-down weekend, when thousands of drunk people drive up and down the beach on Friday and Saturday. The tide was low on Saturday evening, and when we woke up and looked out the window we could see several vehicles out in the water (it was no longer low tide).

8points

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#36

I was clearing Customs and Immigration while feeling unusually friendly. The customs officer asked what I did for a living; After I told him, I asked what he did for a living.

His Answer: "I am a United States Customs official and I can keep you here for a very long time".

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Final score:

24points

michael Chock 9 months ago

What the hell do you do for a living!!!!

3points

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#37

Was acting like a d**k to my little brother, who was already having a pretty bad day. He’s not one known for physical violence.

Turns out, that day, he decided to make an exception on me. My jaw was pretty sore for a day or two.

Any-Impact-9962 Report

Final score:

23points

Tabitha 9 months ago

If you push someone too hard, even the most mild mannered peace-loving person is going to reach their limit and lash out at you—-and make you regret every second you treated them badly.

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#38

I wrote my own leasing contract to rent out my condo. After my renters arrived, someone from the HOA pointed out I didn’t do a background check (on two 80 year old sisters) and so the HOA banned me from renting my condo out for 2 years

jagger129 Report

Final score:

21points

Wingsofwrath 9 months ago

As a non American, the whole idea of a HOA is creepy as hell especially if you know they started as ways to keep POC from moving into the suburbs...

57points

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#39

When 18 I was vacationing in Mexico and me and my family went to this horse riding attraction. Next to the horse handler sat this cute little weasel who happened to be missing one of his paws. I foolishly assumed he was some exotic pet that belonged to the handler given how close he was and I figured he wouldn’t have been able to survive his injuries. I reached down with intention to pet its head and scratch his ear the way I used to do so with my sisters pet ferret and it chomped deep into my finger I was lucky I didn’t get any disease from it. The horse handler didn’t know a lot of English but from the look on his face he probably thought I was one of the biggest pendejo’s he’s ever seen. It was so

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Final score:

19points

Gwyn 9 months ago

Embarrassing?

6points

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#40

I f****d around and stayed too long in an abusive relationship.

My mental and emotional state found out.

^(I have PTSD and my children suffered.)

Final score:

17points

Mela (qu33nwh0) 9 months ago

But imagine how much worse if we stayed ❤️

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#41

Cheating on a partner is scummy and I was raised to be better than that.

EDIT : I was 19 at the time. Not married, no kids. I still should have been better, but no lives were ruined.

Final score:

17points

ॐBoyGanesh 9 months ago

A fascinating thing about our species is that we don’t always seek out the best, healthiest, logical, most appropriate forms of validation. Especially when we’re younger.

9points

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Major Harris 9 months ago

2013, then 94 year old william webster started rceiveng phone calls from a man with a jamaican accent saying that he had won a lottery of $100,000 and a range rover s.u.v. he just needed to give a $10,000 deposit to claim it. even though old, mr. websyet still had ALL his wits and knew this was a scam and ignored the calls. the scammer continued, hoping to wear down the old man. the scammer also knew that mr. webster had been a naval officer, a lawyer and a judge. mr. webster did not budge. the calls then became threatening. big mistake! the scammer missed two VERY big things in mr. webster's bio. hi was the ONLY person in united states history to have been in charge of the f.b.i, 1978-1987 and head of the c.i.a., 1987-1991. the scammer served 10 years in federal prison after being extradited from jamaica. mr webster will be 100 this year.

17points

TheElderNom 9 months ago

I decided it wasn't that slippery outside and to not use my spiked shoes. Well I slipped and fell and broke both bones in my lower leg. In the end I had to have surgery, nine screws and a plate to correct it. Still recovering so no idea how well things will turn out in the end. But thank god health care is cheap in my country.

6points

Weirdo with Internet 9 months ago

With all the dog fights on this thread I feel like I should mention what happened when my own dog f****d around and found out. I was like, 13 at the time and was on a walk with my sister and our elderly mini poodle. We got to the end of the street and this little (unleashed) white rat dog ran out and started barking at ours. So our dog barked back. Oh boy bad idea bc the little devil thing started to bite her face. Our pup wasn't hurt, just suprised and we had to kick the thing before it tried again. That's not even the first time that dog had bitten someone. The owners would just let it out in our neighborhood to wander around. Last I heard though it got hit by a car, and all I can say is that nobody was sad about it.

5points

Ryan Mercer 9 months ago

I'm not sure I'll ever understand how BP maintains such a kid gloves atmosphere of nonjudgmental supportive affirmations. Do trolls just find this place boring? It's completely antithetical to nearly every comment section on the internet and gives a strong impression of a support group. Photos and comics are used as ink blots and everyone is encouraged to share their thoughts and feelings. It's honestly kind of peculiar, like life thriving in inhospitable environments. These aren't pandas -- these are extremophiles!

1point

My O My 9 months ago

Well, well, well, then we are extremophile pandas if you like. But we like it here. It's a kind and happy place to most of us

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Major Harris 9 months ago

2013, then 94 year old william webster started rceiveng phone calls from a man with a jamaican accent saying that he had won a lottery of $100,000 and a range rover s.u.v. he just needed to give a $10,000 deposit to claim it. even though old, mr. websyet still had ALL his wits and knew this was a scam and ignored the calls. the scammer continued, hoping to wear down the old man. the scammer also knew that mr. webster had been a naval officer, a lawyer and a judge. mr. webster did not budge. the calls then became threatening. big mistake! the scammer missed two VERY big things in mr. webster's bio. hi was the ONLY person in united states history to have been in charge of the f.b.i, 1978-1987 and head of the c.i.a., 1987-1991. the scammer served 10 years in federal prison after being extradited from jamaica. mr webster will be 100 this year.

17points

TheElderNom 9 months ago

I decided it wasn't that slippery outside and to not use my spiked shoes. Well I slipped and fell and broke both bones in my lower leg. In the end I had to have surgery, nine screws and a plate to correct it. Still recovering so no idea how well things will turn out in the end. But thank god health care is cheap in my country.

6points

Weirdo with Internet 9 months ago

With all the dog fights on this thread I feel like I should mention what happened when my own dog f****d around and found out. I was like, 13 at the time and was on a walk with my sister and our elderly mini poodle. We got to the end of the street and this little (unleashed) white rat dog ran out and started barking at ours. So our dog barked back. Oh boy bad idea bc the little devil thing started to bite her face. Our pup wasn't hurt, just suprised and we had to kick the thing before it tried again. That's not even the first time that dog had bitten someone. The owners would just let it out in our neighborhood to wander around. Last I heard though it got hit by a car, and all I can say is that nobody was sad about it.

5points

Ryan Mercer 9 months ago

I'm not sure I'll ever understand how BP maintains such a kid gloves atmosphere of nonjudgmental supportive affirmations. Do trolls just find this place boring? It's completely antithetical to nearly every comment section on the internet and gives a strong impression of a support group. Photos and comics are used as ink blots and everyone is encouraged to share their thoughts and feelings. It's honestly kind of peculiar, like life thriving in inhospitable environments. These aren't pandas -- these are extremophiles!

1point

My O My 9 months ago

Well, well, well, then we are extremophile pandas if you like. But we like it here. It's a kind and happy place to most of us

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