Health, Embarrassing and Relatable: New year's resolution gone wrong

New year's resolution gone wrong

By Anonymous - 05/01/2025 22:00 - United States - Austin

Today, I went to the gym for the first time in months. Feeling pumped, I grabbed what I thought was a light dumbbell. It wasn’t. I dropped it on my toe and screamed so loud that the gym bros around me stopped mid-workout to stare at me. FML

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smoochmysnoot 5

Monday 6 January 2025 2:13

I don’t understand all of these “You Deserved It” points. It doesn’t sound like you were trying to impress anyone, or goofing off in general. I hope your toe feels better soon, OP

Yudith 25

Monday 6 January 2025 18:30

Let's hope the gym bros did more than staring and actually helped you get this dumb dumbbell off your foot.

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smoochmysnoot 5

Monday 6 January 2025 2:13

I don’t understand all of these “You Deserved It” points. It doesn’t sound like you were trying to impress anyone, or goofing off in general. I hope your toe feels better soon, OP