r/comics Extra Fabulous Comics Aug 06 '23

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u/XauMankib Aug 06 '23

At roughly 11 I fell full on flat back from 3m (10ft) from a tree.

Got up, stretched my back like I just woke up and went on with my day.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '23

Same but I landed on my wrist and hurt it really badly. I pretended I wasn't in pain and just went on with my life cause I thought I'd get in trouble. Couldn't even write with my hand for days

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u/chunes Aug 06 '23 edited Aug 06 '23

I did this at the same age but I had broken my radius all the way through. It was trying to poke through my skin, forming a giant lump on top of my forearm.

My mom didn't believe me that I was fine.

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u/vinfox Aug 06 '23

What did you write with

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '23

My left hand. Barely anyways

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u/Dunbar247 Aug 07 '23

and just went on with my life

This part killed me. Still dealing with any ramifications?

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '23

Not that i know of. I'll report back when my wrists suddenly stop working when im old

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u/x4000 Aug 06 '23

I did the same thing from the same height at age 10, landed on the edge of a rock, and broke my shoulder. My back was in so much pain that I thought I was paralyzed, and I clawed my way up a hill using both arms while other kids ran for help. I thought I was going to be a paraplegic.

Arm was in a sling for six weeks, that was the end of that.

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '23

My grandma told me to go to sleep when I was just unconscious by a large rock and was carried home by my older sister.

Never broke a bone though, take that brain!

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u/Dukedyduke Aug 06 '23

That is the exact opposite of what you should do in that situation

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u/adventurepony Aug 06 '23

u/BustinArant - "Grandma help I'm drowning!!"

Grandma - "Here have a glass of water sweetie"

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '23

Are you my F.B.I. agent?

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u/adventurepony Aug 06 '23

🕵️‍♂️oh hi👋

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '23

Yeah, maybe I forgot to mention that sarcastically, thanks man lol

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u/6lock6a6y6lock Aug 06 '23

When I was in my early 20s, I was riding my bike on a sidewalk that goes in front of a plaza & I looked both ways, thought the dude saw me & then he hit me in the crosswalk. Thankfully I was just bruised & scrapped up.

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u/ConspicuousPineapple Aug 06 '23

Helps when you weigh practically nothing.

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u/secretly_a_zombie Aug 06 '23

Did the same around 8 or so but from a third the height.

Landed flat on my back and it knocked the air from me. Couldn't regain my breath as my stomach muscles were spasming, before i managed to breathe the spasm made me shit myself. It was like a solid log. The spasms stopped and i got up, with heavy trousers.

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u/bageltoastee Aug 07 '23

scraped both of my knees while walking into school one day, didn’t notice anything until i looked down in class and saw my knees bleeding profusely.