Money and Health: Today, I went to the emergency room for a broken collarbone....

By jp_boards - 12/12/2017 14:58

Today, I went to the emergency room for a broken collarbone. This wouldn’t be so bad if my parents hadn’t paid $20,000 for me to go to a snowboarding academy all winter. Today was day one. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/01/2016 01:43 - Canada - Moncton

Today, I discovered that the pain I've had for the past couple of weeks was actually due to a broken collar bone. Now work won't pay for the treatment I need because I continued to work despite the pain. FML

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By fmlmao - 28/01/2017 12:00

Today, I was feeling depressed, so I decided to go snowboarding with friends to cheer myself up. I fell on the first trail and broke my dominant wrist. FML

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By nico - 01/07/2011 04:15 - United States

Today, I broke my collarbone in a rugby tournament. I was forced to sit through five more hours of games because the coach wouldn't take me to the hospital until the tournament was over. FML

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By bad luck skier - 30/12/2013 20:28 - United States - Albany

Today, I went skiing. On the first run of the day, a little girl came out of nowhere and crashed into me. I was fine, but she was hurt, so I called the ski patrol. She told him that I deliberately hit her, and got me kicked out. I was there for 10 minutes. I paid for all day. FML

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By GreatParenting - 26/07/2015 22:47 - United States - Nampa

Today, I had to go to the emergency room in the middle of the night. Even though they know I don't have any money, let alone shoes on my feet, my parents have decided it's far too much trouble to come pick me up because we're on vacation and they want to have fun. FML

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By broken - 28/07/2009 17:12 - Saudi Arabia

Today, my family and I were just about to leave the house for the vacation that I had been saving up for 3 years. I was coming down the stairs with a heavy suitcase and I tripped and fell breaking my leg, now my family's gone without me while I'm in hospital. I paid for the vacation. FML

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By Wally - 04/01/2010 17:52 - Mexico

Today, I'm in Mexico and am supposed to be skydiving for my Christmas gift. Instead, I'm coming out of the hospital with x-rays, an ankle splint, and a $800 bill because I fell on the bottom step of a flight of stairs. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/11/2017 15:00

Today, I went on a hike. It had snowed the night before so I wore warm clothes. They didn’t help when I slipped and broke my leg. FML

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By smoothies14 - 06/11/2015 17:29 - United States - Weatherford

Today, I was studying on a bench outside my dorm when the leg snapped. I decided to do the right thing and let administration know what happened. After assuring me it wasn't my fault, and having me fill out an incident report, they billed me $400. I can't enroll for next semester until I pay. FML

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By redcherries90 - 08/12/2009 15:19 - United States

Today, I slipped on the new snow and sprained my ankle. As my mom and I were leaving the emergency room, she says, "You owe me $4 for parking," and she meant it. FML

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Allie614032 34

Tuesday 12 December 2017 3:52

$20,000 is a ridiculous amount of money to spend on snowboarding lessons, even for a whole winter. I'm a ski instructor and we charge nowhere near that much...

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 12 December 2017 2:59

I’m sure the academy has faced that situation before. I’m sure you’ll spend the rest of the semester making kick-ass arts and crafts in the ski lodge. Or perhaps, hot chocolate and flaming rum toddies for your non-klutz classmates?

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RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 12 December 2017 2:59

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 12 December 2017 15:22

Why are you so disrespectful to your dad? Why don’t you make your own funny comment and make me and all the other Pencils proud?

jp_boards 20

Sunday 24 December 2017 19:39

? Yeah. Spent a couple weeks doing nothing but school work.

Mynxie 26

Tuesday 12 December 2017 3:52

Snowboarding academy? Yeah, that sounds either made up or a scam. Go to the mountains that allow snowboarding and find an instructor, which I know they have. Would save your parents a ton of money. Though this also sounds like a massive brag and at that point, you are just a prick. Either way, don't much feel sorry for you.

Allie614032 34

Tuesday 12 December 2017 3:52

$20,000 is a ridiculous amount of money to spend on snowboarding lessons, even for a whole winter. I'm a ski instructor and we charge nowhere near that much...

RichardPencil 30

Tuesday 12 December 2017 5:48

Do you have arts and crafts supplies ready for clods who injure themselves?

PhantomCrevan 8

Tuesday 12 December 2017 9:08

I'm wondering if the OP is included the cost for housing and updated equipment, possibly vehicle rental. That's the only way this makes sense to me.

stormy0307 16

Tuesday 12 December 2017 14:34

I think it might actually be a school that does regular academics on top to snowboarding lessons. There is a school in park city Utah that their summer break is actually over the winter so the students can ski/snowboard without interrupting their academics. Since that payment is on college tuition levels I'm assuming it's an actual school that also does snowboarding.

jp_boards 20

Sunday 24 December 2017 19:38

It’s an training academy where they house me, feed me, and coach me for the winter. I would never pay that money for lessons alone

Mongo999 9

Tuesday 12 December 2017 4:26

Sounds like parents with more money than brains, throwing money at a spoiled child. Happy for ALL of you.

PhantomCrevan 8

Tuesday 12 December 2017 14:10

You need some serious therapy, because you've obviously got some issues to people with high income. OP is somehow spoiled for the money essentially going to waste making them feel worse than the broken collarbone. Their parents are dumb for wanting to make their kid happy and give them a once in a lifetime experience. But somehow they all deserve it just for having money, while you admit that you get pleasure from their suffering and misfortune. Being happy that people you know near-nothing about and have done nothing wrong are distressed is REALLY ****** up, no ifs, ands, or buts.

dexter420 21

Tuesday 12 December 2017 8:11

That sucks but go anyway. I broke my collar bone at 2 yo and that didn’t slow me down

dexter420 21

Tuesday 12 December 2017 8:15

Allie is right. That’s ridiculous, I got skiing lessons in a few days and killed a black diamond for ALOT less.

Lobby_Bee 17

Tuesday 12 December 2017 13:38

Here is a good thing to keep in mind, you are always never as good as you think you are. Start easy next time.

jkjorn 15

Tuesday 12 December 2017 15:32

Snowboard Academy is a thing? Sounds more like an '80s movie. You know, the one with a bunch of hot babes who get won over by the likeable nerd kid who's always being hassled by the rich snob kids who can afford to drop $20k on snowboard lessons. Yeah, that one.