Health: Today, I twisted my knee while cutting firewood with my grandpa....

By fuckoffgramps - 24/01/2016 17:10 - United States - New Freedom

Today, I twisted my knee while cutting firewood with my grandpa. The pain was so crippling, I fell over screaming. His response? "Quit your bitching, I had my kneecaps blown off in Vietnam. They had to stitch 'em back on." He's never been to Vietnam, or even out of the country. FML

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By Randall - 25/01/2011 07:28 - United States

Today, my uncle had a flashback to Vietnam. I'm now missing a tooth and have a cracked rib. FML

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By Notpunny - 18/04/2016 22:58 - United States - Silver Spring

Today, while making small talk with a veteran, I made the mistake of using the phrase "Cost an arm and a leg". He was a double amputee. FML

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By Anonymous - 21/04/2022 18:00

Today, my great-grandfather had his arm blown off in the army and used the splintered bone to stab an enemy soldier, and got a goddamn medal for it, and yet I just watched my grown-ass son squealing like a bitch for over 10 minutes because he got a splinter in his toe. How far we’ve fallen. FML

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By MarBlu - 23/01/2014 12:53 - United States

Today, I came home from the army and explained to my family how tough it was there. Then, as I was walking away, I stubbed my toe on the couch, fell and cried. FML

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By KilteDKilleR - 15/10/2011 14:02 - United States

Today, I went to visit my grandpa. He has an easily excited dog, who barreled into my freshly broken knee. I felt my knee move out of place again. The dog chipped a tooth. We went to the vet first. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/08/2013 17:39 - Spain - Mon?var

Today, I slipped and fell down the stairs, landing hard on my knee. Through my screams of agony, my mom accused me of exaggerating the pain, and said I was just being an attention seeker, before finally taking me to hospital. I was told my leg was broken. She refused to apologize. FML

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By HotCurry - 05/09/2009 04:57 - United States

Today, my girlfriend, her grandma, and I were leaving her house to eat lunch. I stubbed my toe on the door while exiting. It hurt, so I stood there shortly in pain. I heard my girlfriend's grandma call me a "pansy". I later saw blood and took off my shoe. My whole toenail had come off of my big toe. FML

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By dogbait - 14/02/2010 05:07 - France

Today, my neighbor's dog bit me, it was extremely painful. The gash in my leg was deep and bleeding like crazy. When I finally got into my house screaming in agonizing pain, my mother said "Quit bitching, walk it off and you'll be fine." My leg is purple now. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/12/2010 07:08 - United States

Today, I was wrapping Christmas presents for my family. I got a huge paper cut on the webbing of my fingers, the pain of which caused me to scream out loud. My whole family heard and came rushing to my room. My grandma took one look, and scoffed, "Oh suck it the fuck up, princess." FML

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By Jopes - 10/05/2009 12:44 - United States

Today, I cut down a dead tree in my yard. The top hit the ground and the base seesawed up in the air and came down on my head. I hit the ground like a sack of flour. Fortunately, the wood was rotted and soft. Unfortunately, the chainsaw was still running. 28 stitches in my calf. FML

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vicfirthfan 11

Monday 25 January 2016 0:16

that's what the government wants you to think

Tyrex26 6

Monday 25 January 2016 0:31

I doubt one could stitch back on their kneecaps. That's not how legs work.

Comments

Themexicanbanana 6

Monday 25 January 2016 2:51

ya this happened to me and i fractured my knee and had to get surgery. it feels so ******* bad when your knee displaces.

FalloutScrolls 25

Monday 25 January 2016 2:59

Is your grandfather Brian Williams?

TADspace 30

Monday 25 January 2016 3:00

what are your grandpas bones make of if they could simply "stitch 'em back on"? Skin bones?

cloudyface 23

Monday 25 January 2016 5:17

Knee caps are attached to ligaments that attach to your legs.

GhostFox 33

Wednesday 27 January 2016 3:46

Except if they were "blown off" they wouldn't be very likely to be in one piece, and would need reassembled. Which. considering war, I don't think they had bone screws laying around to do so.

jmacfan1 16

Monday 25 January 2016 3:07

By any chance is your grandpa Cotton Hill?

cloudyface 23

Monday 25 January 2016 3:36

Are you sure he's never left the country because back in his day they had the draft you didn't have much of a choice unless you were a draft dodger.

theamazingd 17

Monday 25 January 2016 3:41

Even if he did go to Vietnam and get injured, it's totally not cool to ignore your pain in the moment. Shit happens, and one person's pain does not negate another's pain on virtue of greater relative severity.

Wer3Wolf3 16

Monday 25 January 2016 3:55

Your grandfather could have gone to Vietnam and suffer from constant flashbacks... If that was the case, you might have more broken than just an ankle.