Life is full of disasters and disaster can strike almost at first breath. Now many disasters are small and they leave behind scars. Quite often those scars turn into sexy markings that map one's life. It's amazing when we look back and realize how many times we've cheated death. And the only proof we have are the marks that tell the tale.
Redditor u/Forkos34 wanted to hear some tales of the past and the marks left behind by asking.... What and how did you get a "childhood scar" ?
"special class"
When I was a freshman the school decided to put me in a "special class" (for problematic kids) I was a noisy kid, but not a bad one. from a kid with a bunch of friends that loved to go to school it becomes a nightmare, almost every day I fight with those kids, sometimes just verbal and sometimes actually fights. After a few months, I just stop talking and eat all the shit without responding and then I just stop going to school, it was 2 years like that. I think It was the worse times of my lives, I'm 30 now. NinfaMott
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Have a cross shaped scar under my chin from falling off my tricycle when I was 3. face palm. KingHankXII
The School Years...
I was bullied in my teenage years by just about the entire school for wearing giant glasses and having a massive jewfro. On the last year of high school, I ended up getting contact lenses, a nice haircut and I suddenly gained a lot of courage to stand up to the main bully who replied with setting up a time to fight.
I went with it and we both slapped each other silly but I did it slightly better to the point that people started to say that I whupped his butt. That was enough for me to have a great last year and I became overall popular moving forward from that. ____DEADPOOL_______
Rats Away.....
It involved a rat, some glue, a balloon and a really sharp butter knife. IdleWokerOcean
Rat probably crafted a hot air balloon and dropped a knife on said user from above. liftoffsavage
My Butt Cheek....
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Cut my butt cheek open on a nail when sledding down a debris pile from neighborhood construction. I was so numb I didn't feel it. Only when I got home and stripped down in the hallway did my parents see all the blood. snakeoil-huckster
I was 7 i think....
I was 7 i think, but yeah. Took a jacket, ran full speed in a corridor, jumped on the jacket and proceeded to slide across the house. Did that a few times, but my 7 years old self wanted more so i sprinted and jumped, into a wall.
I opened my head on that wall. But i did it again a few months after. Jumped into the SAME wall, and injured my head exactly on the same spot.
To this day, there is still a hole in that wall. Vixnell
Toddler Endurance....
I was about 2 and a half. Fell off my grandma's 2nd story balcony onto my face. Got a gnarly chin/lip combo scar.
Luckily, toddlers can bounce. suicidal_ideation_
On the chin.....
3-4 years old, wanted to watch dad split wood despite being told to step back. Proceeds to take a splitting maul to the face which busted my lip open and resulted in stitches in my lip/below my chin. Now I have a lil scar under my chin. KassidyLowe
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I was attacked by a dog when I was 7. It bit me in the face. I got 13 stitches and now I have a scar on my right cheek vaguely resembling cat whiskers. It's not so noticeable now, but every now and again someone asks me about it. Blossomie
You're It....
I have a scar on my forehead. My friends and I were playing tag. I ran round a corner and straight into the mouth of a screaming girl I'd startled. Her tooth went right into my head and I still remember her name. catinaboxofwool
Burned.
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When I was a year old, I climbed out of the crib and fell between it and the wall, straight onto a piping hot baseboard heater. The burn was so severe it melted the diaper to my skin.
Even to this day, I still have a fist sized burn scar on my left side that will never go away. zoebug0617
Unmatched.
Mom said don't touch the coat hanger that's holding the window open.
I touched the coat hanger.
My middle fingers don't match. The window crushed the end of my right middle finger. Finger still works fine. Just looks a little different than the other. Oshira_Sama
Kids are stupid.
My sister has a scar on her hand from breaking a glass when she was like 7. She told us she accidentally fell and it smashed and stuck to that for years. She revealed to me a few months ago (she's 17) that she actually was curious how hard you'd have to hit a glass to make it break and just... tested it out and I guess it wasn't much cause it broke right in her hand. Kids are stupid. amandapandab
Breakdancer.....
Well I was 17... So does that count? Because if it does its the one on the back of my head because of my involuntary breakdancing on the concrete started after having a seizure outside. I've said it quite a number of times in my life once I found out I was epileptic. I don't think I have never gotten a laugh out of it. GeorgeFromManagement
Out of Bed....
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Fell out of my bed, on a Lego. This was the night after my mum told me to clean my room, but I didn't. Now I have a scar on my chin :')
Edit: also, when I was a toddler, I threw myself backwards without regards, when I was having a tantrum. Until one day I fell on the glass table, lol. Never did that again. Yumeimusik
Stick It.
Second degree burn over my whole stomach, ran into a branch and cut down my throat, stick fighting and cut my right arm, flew off the bike while hitting the wrong brake and tore off a lot of my skin on the left leg and left arm. And got a lot of small ones from different things. Falling down from trees, cliffs, etc. Berlin-couple
Not too Deep.
I have a 4 inch scar (used to be like 8 inches) scar on my leg from when i was walking through some caves in northern cali during summer school. the teacher told us to make sure we are shining our flash lights down to watch out for any holes but i figured since it was bright enough i wouldn't need too. jokes on me, feel in a hole and cut my leg open, luckily wasn't deep enough to need stitches. rocket___goblin
directly into to my face....
When I was 8 years old, my 3 year old brother was in the bathtub, and I was amusing him by tossing cups of water into the air. Well, the last toss of lukewarm bathwater made contact with the hot lightbulb above the tub, and caused it to blast glass shrapnel out of it's fixture like a cannon... directly into to my face. I screamed. My brother screamed. My mom screamed.
There was blood everywhere. My dad came running. He threw a towel on my face and told me to hold it while he drive me to the ER. An X-ray and a few stitches later, I had a beautiful new scar across my nose.
Miraculously my mom and brother were untouched, and only my nose was damaged. Still have the scar to this day. Oshira_Sama
Jaws....
When I was 8 on vacation in Naples Florida I got bit by a shark on the left side of the heel on my left foot. I was in knee high water and the water is very dark and gross on the west coast of florida. I stepped into a hole and that's when it happened. I came running out of the water screaming, the lifeguards cleared everyone out of the water.
A friend of the family was there and saw me, he was a male nurse and stopped the bleeding with a few towels. I slept for probably 24 hours from the blood loss and for some reason my parents didn't take me to a hospital. I convinced myself for years it wasn't a shark but it's hard to ignore the tooth mark scar I have on my foot. Reddit
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Got one on my left ear, looks exactly like a really screwed up piercing- because it is.
For context, I was really young, my sister was really young, we got into a physical fight, I kicked her with steel-toed boots, she stabbed me with her earring!
I'm the only one with lasting damage from that fight. Afraid of getting my ears pierced because of it (that crap hurt like hell man!!!) Vulpine-Poltergeist
When we're intoxicated, or even the slightest bit tipsy from having a little too much to drink, our immediate perspective on things is hazy.
But there's nothing like a bit of alarming news or a jarring incident to snap us out of the fog and focus on the moment.
Sometimes alcohol isn't always to blame for our impairment.
It can be a state of mind, like a perpetual numbness from being complacent in life, and all it takes is one shocking moment to rattle us back to our senses.
Curious to hear from strangers online about this type of scenario, Redditor Known_Challenge_7150 asked:
"What’s one thing that sobered you up real quick?"
These individuals were witness to shocking events that sobered them up right quick.
Bleeding Out
"Got out of a taxi and found a naked man profusely bleeding from his head crawling up the driveway in my condo. Called him an ambulance completely forgot I was absolutely wasted until 45 minutes later when I'd helped him translate and in to an amublance and stepped in my front door."
"Later a few days later learned he'd slipped in the tub and literally crawled out for help. Poor dude. He was fine but I genuinely thought he was going to die there."
– DongLaiCha
Tragic News
"At a bachelor party and we got a phone call that the groom’s father had suddenly passed."
– accountnameredacted
Bottom Of The Barrel
"I went to visit my parents back in July. I was homeless and deep into fentanyl addiction so I lost a lot of weight. My folks could see it. They knew something was up. Anyway, I spent the night and I was getting ready to leave in the morning and I looked at myself in the mirror for a good long time. I finally had enough and told them everything. They took me to detox, from there I went to rehab. Graduated in August and been living with them ever since then. I have 160 days clean and sober."
– Crotch-Monster
A reality check can be enough for some people to snap out of it.
Like Father, Like Son
"Was driving a drunk friend home, he had been on a bender again and was smart enough to call me for a lift rather than try and drive. As I helped in to his house his mother came down the stairs and said 'your as drunk as your father' and went back upstairs. I haven't seen him drunk since then, he still drinks but the thought of turning into his dad scared him out of hard drinking."
– psycospaz
Busted
"Flashing blue lights."
– FiddleOfGold
"This sobered me up just thinking about it."
– redmaple_syrup
Losing Sight
"Woke up to no sight in one eye. I had cataract surgery so just thought one of the lenses had slipped and it was an easy fix. Eye doc says nope, you had a stroke. I loved soy sauce, teriyaki sauce and salty food, which caused high blood pressure, which caused retina damage. Over six months was able to get most of my eyesight back with medication, and all back within a year. Trying to navigate life with one eye was very sobering. Started taking HBP much more seriously."
– MissHibernia
Quitting The Bottle
"Looked up someone I went to highschool with who was an awesome guy. Found out he had been dead for 3 years from alcoholism, at age 33. I made an overnight change. I hadn't started drinking that night yet, 10 months ago. Haven't touched it again since."
– omgtater
These disturbing moments were enough for Redditors to immediately come to their senses.
Unplanned House Guests
"Me and a buddy Woke up in someone’s living room, realized neither one of us knew the people, they were just nice and let 2 drunk guys sleep on their living room floor. We didn’t even say goodbye."
– Oneinsevenbillion75
Serious Health Warning
"Elevated liver enzymes."
"And the knowledge that this sh** was gonna kill me and I just couldn't orphan my family over it."
"So I opted for recovery, instead."
"Clean and sober since June 5, 2009."
– Far_Meal8674
The Joyride
"Grew up in a rural area. The little town hosted dances at the hockey arena, everyone (adults and kids) went and they overserved everyone, regardless of age. I was maybe 16 or 17 and was absolutely sh*tfaced, and jumped in the back of someone's truck with about 8 other people to go back to someone's cottage for after dance drinking. The driver (still don't know who it was) started racing one of his buddies and we whipped around small dirt roads, flying around blind corners on the wrong side of the road, going god knows how fast. It was basically a disaster waiting to happen. It was crazy scary and I was sober and thankful to be alive when we finally arrived."
– foxfood9116
The human psyche is a fascinating thing, isn't it?
How we can automatically focus on something urgent at a crucial time, even after getting buzzed from drinking too much alcohol.
But as we're in the thick of the holidays, it's a good reminder to drink responsibly and stay off the roads if you drive to your celebratory destination.
Cheers. Stay safe. And happy holidays.
We've all complained or vented about something in our lives which, in the grand scheme of things, wasn't exactly a problem, or is very easily solved.
Then there are those who complain about things that others almost hope will happen to them at some point in their lives.
These are known as "first world problems", as they are problems that pretty much only the world's one percent faces.
From having to fly business class instead of first class, or being served Roederer instead of Dom Pérignon, these complaints are often met with amusement, bewilderment, or even anger.
Redditor jennimackenzie was curious to hear the most absurd "first world problems" anyone ever complained about, leading them to ask:
"What’s the most ridiculous 'first world problem' you’ve seen people get worked up over?"
"Tale As Old As Time..."
"I once knew a mom who was legitimately devastated, to the point of tears/grief, because a doctor predicted her 8 year old daughter's final height to be around 5'2","
"Which wasn't tall enough to get cast as Belle at Disney World."
"That was the child's (and her mother's) only dream in life, apparently."
"Didn't appreciate my suggestion that she could be Minnie or Mickey."
"Lol!"
"Only a face character would do!"- TravelLovingMom
"Must Be Funny, In A Rich Man's World..."
"My boss from about a decade ago was this insanely rich dude who always went to the bank to get fresh and crisp currency."
"He'd call the bank in advance to make sure they had some on hand."
"I think he was a germaphobe."
"He had a trash can that he'd throw $1 and $5 bills in that he thought was 'dirty' and regularly just donated it vs spending it."
"I asked him why he did this and he said it was too much trouble and asked if I wanted it."
"I said f*ck yeah dumped it into my bag and when I got home it was close to $400 in singles and fives.
"Another time, he wanted to upgrade all the computers in his studio, so we went to a store and bought 10 PCs."
"They all had $150 mail in rebates and he wasn't bothered to go through the trouble of mailing them in."
"3 weeks later I received $1500 after spending a whole afternoon filling out all those goddamn forms."- azninvasion2000
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Who Wore It Better?
"When I was about 19 years old, I was at my boyfriends family BBQ."
"I was wearing this pretty floral sundress."
"His cousins girlfriend showed up in the same dress and she was SO mad that she went and changed."
"I will never understand being upset when someone is wearing the same thing as you.'
"Did you really think that your shirt you bought off the rack is going to be unique to you?"
"No."- mertsey627
Seeing Red! Or Blue In This Case...
"The blue of the balloons wasn't quite the same as the bridesmaid's sashes."
"Years ago my wife and I attended a wedding."
"It was very low key."
"The dinner was in the dining hall at the university where the couple met, cinder block walls and all."
"It was a Baptist wedding - no booze and very serious."
"The dark blue balloons attempting to liven up the hall were a slightly darker shade of blue than the sashes on the bridesmaid's dresses."
"The bride lost here sh*t and absolutely raved for nearly an hour."
"I can't remember how they finally managed to talk her down."- mechant_papa
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See You In Court!
"Rich neighbors who end up in expensive court battles because they disagree about where a tree can be planted or whether the color of a fence fits in with the street’s 'amenity'."
'These disputes get really heated and rack up huge lawyers’ bills."
"The most pathetic part is after the judgement when they are arguing about who should pay the other party’s costs."
"Lots of affidavits filed citing the 'emotional distress' they had to endure, or painting themselves as brave warriors who were forced to take a stand to fight for 'justice'."
"Also lots of pompous litigants insisting that the judge refer to them by their 'Dr' title."
"An absolutely insane dumpster fire of entitled rich people problems."- ElectrocRaisin
It's Always People With Money Who Don't Want To Pay!
"I work in a public library."
"People will get so so mad if they have to be put on a wait list for a book."
"A popular book that just came out."
"Ok our services are not only free but so are the books."
"You’re welcome, a**holes."- Switchbladekitten
A Warm Butt Is A Happy Butt!
"My own."
"We have a bidet toilet seat (Fabulous! Everyone should have one!) and not only does it wash your bum and blow dry it, but the seat's heated!"
"It's shocking how much a heated toilet seat makes the whole process more agreeable."
"Except: We had a power outage and I went to use the toilet and the seat was cold!"
"Unacceptable!"
"This shall not stand!"
"I was really upset because it didn't feel good."
"Then I stopped and thought: This is the most first-world problem anyone's ever had."
"I was really pissed because my heiny was tepid."
"I got over it."- DeathGrover
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Holy Matrimony!
"Weddings are a gold mine for this question."
"People get so hyped up over their 'most important day of their life'."
"They'll destroy friendships, go into debt, and have crazy expectations."
"It's not always the couple who go crazy, either."
"Sometimes, it's the parents or another family member who feels entitled to control the wedding."
"It's just a party."
"Be considerate of guests, have plenty of food and drinks, and enjoy it."- magicrowantree
When Fast Food Isn't Fast Enough...
"Having to pull off to the side to wait for a drive-thru order to be brought out to you because your food isn't ready and there's a line building up behind you."- demanbmore
In Case You Don't Think Customer Service Employees Are Undervalued...
"I was working the return desk at a Target next to a military base so I have so many stories."
"One of my favorites was a lady who had her baby shower before revealing the gender and was livid that she had received floral newborn diapers when she’s having a boy."
"It was a huge box of super expensive, all organic diapers, that we didn’t carry and therefore could not return."
"I cannot accurately express her fury and disgust."
"How dare either suggest her boy could wear feminine diapers."
"I suggested she donate them if she didn’t want to use them and she instead threw away the entire box."
"When she left we pulled it out and threw it in our donate bin."
"There have also been multiple times where mom’s order massive toys and when we bring them out to the car they get furious that they aren’t wrapped."
"We don’t offer wrapping services."
"Here’s the thing, if you don’t want your kids to see the toys you got them for Christmas or their bit to day DON'T BRING THE CHILD WHEN YOU PICK IT UP."
'I’ve had multiple women scream and curse me out that I had ruined their kids Christmas by bringing the toys they ordered out to the car like they requested."- clever-mermaid-mae
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Happiest Place On Earth!
"I used to work for Disney."
"That in itself should tell you everything."
"However for fun I'll give you two specific stories one form our tech department and one from my wife who worked bookings."
"I specifically worked for their call center to help with technical issues with magic band and the website."
"Suddenly got worse huh?"
"A right of passage call everyone has at least one story of is the 'Dome call'."
"Basically there is a subset of Disney Guest (TM) that believes if it rains at Walt Disney world there is someone that will push a button to encapsulate the whole of Disney property in a dome to keep out the rain."
"I'm not kidding."
"If this button is not pushed they call our tech department to angrily ask why."
"My wife worked booking."
"Pretty much everything including Bibbidi Bobbidi boutique and Pirate's league."
"These two things did roughly the same thing difference being price and theme."
"BBB was expensive did more and was focused on princesses, pirates league did a bit less and focused on mermaids and pirates."
"Lady called up my wife, and got pissed about BBB being booked up (It goes FAAAAST)."
"Karen: 'Im going to give the phone to my daughter and I want you to tell her how you are ruining her vacation by not letting her do BBB'."
"Wife proceeds to explain how pirate's league is so much cooler and how she can be a mermaid or pirate and basically gets the kid to start demanding to their parents about how they want to be a mermaid instead of a princess."- trollsong
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The horror!
Being booked into a junior suite at Disney World instead of an executive suite!
It's almost as bad as having no money for groceries, or no food to feed you children...
Said absolutely no one.