Today, I noticed quite a few scars on one of my coworker's legs. I pulled her aside and told her that self-harm was never the answer, and if she needed to talk I was always there. Turns out she's just clumsy and trips a lot. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I tripped over a kid at work. She was sitting on the floor with her legs sticking out into the walkway. Her mom caused a scene, accusing me of doing it on purpose. FML
Today, my overweight colleague twisted his ankle. He's pretty self-conscious about his weight, but I had a brain-fart and told him he shouldn't try to put too much weight on it. His feelings are more hurt than his ankle now. FML
Today, at work, my manager fell in front of an entire lobby full of people on a wet floor. I'm the only one who burst out laughing. Turns out she has a broken arm. FML
Today, I was walking down the street on my way to work, when an old lady's walking stick caught my leg and sent me crashing to the ground. She apologised for the accident and watched me stumble to my feet. I said not to worry. Just as I turned to leave, I could swear a smirk crept over her face. FML
Today, I tripped and fell going up the stairs, not once, but twice at work as I was leading customers through our building. I actually got bruises. FML
Today, at work at a store, I was sitting on the floor stocking a bottom shelf. A woman in a motorized cart did not see me, and ran over my hand. When I alerted her about what she had done she laughed. FML
Today, I was told I needed to start carrying bandaids with me at work because practically every day I hurt myself. FML
Today, I cut my finger deep on an envelope at work and started bleeding profusely. When I asked my co-worker for a band-aid, she told me to get back to work and stop making up excuses to try and hit on her. FML
Today, while I was telling a friend she needs to be more careful about getting hurt, I dislocated and sprained my thumb. She then laughed at me and said, "Yes, I will." FML
Today, a man stopped me on the street. He said the stretch marks on my thighs looked like cuts, and asked me if I self-harmed. Before I was able to politely respond "No", he said, "I mean, I can see why you would." FML
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whysobeachy 37
Making assumptions is a stupid thing to do, but then, if she DID inflict self-harm, it's not like she'd admit it that easily.
awesumous 16
Don't let this one awkward misunderstanding stop you in the future. Keep doing this and one day you may save a life. Btw you're a really good person for caring
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Flyndaran 10
Every day as a toddler, I would run outside the back door, trip over the single concrete step and face plant. Every single day. My parents started to wonder if I was retarded while relatives started wondering about abuse. Nosy nits could have wrecked my childhood with paranoia. My GF has numerous vasculitis scars on her legs that kind of look like cigar burns. Your piece of mind should not trump our rights to privacy and not getting hassled when leaving the house. None of these are clear signs that strangers have a right to bring up.
johnengv 5
I call b.s.
Mortoli 30
eh dont feel bad... its the thought that counts. just reply with oh well then please try to be more careful with where you walk. wouldnt want you to scratch that pretty face :) cheesey but always a great way to dodge a wrong assumption although if your both girls just tell her to be more careful you wouldnt want to her break anything on herself.
Bunnyluver 20
OK, it's nice of you to care about her, but before you suddenly jump to conclusions, ask her first. If she denies it, keep an eye on her. I don't think she would just leave her legs uncovered like that though.
CourtneyPaigee16 13
Don't worry about it for you had good intentions, but maybe next time find a better way to make her give you a reason before you even ask. Like make hints at it, rather than coming up with the answer yourself you know? It's very nice of you to care :)
ZaiopePerSe 15
how is that an fml? "oh no, I showed that I care about an issue thag it turns out allegedly doesn't directly affect this one person" not like she'll think any less of you
PseudoHappiness 7
As someone who self harms, if anyone came up to me and said "it's never the answer" I'd lie my ass off, just like I have been all my life. Also, if we don't know each other well enough for me to tell you that I self harm, then my self harm is none of your ******* business.
VeryCreativeName 3
Trust me, if someone DOES harm themself, they do their best to cover it up. Like if it's on their legs, they wear trousers and not jeans. If it's on the arms, long sleeve t-shirts instead of short-sleeve.
ACCOUNTKILLER 18
FHL even if she was a self harmer, it's none of your goddamned business
IcyDarcy 10
YDI for being nosy. F that poor girl's life because now she's gonna be self-conscious about those scars and she might stop wearing shorts or skirts out of fear that another smartass will make the same dumb assumption...