Today, it's the fourth day since I got home from hospital in a wheelchair after a car wreck. It was also the first day that someone in my house offered to do something for me. My father-in-law visited and offered to make me a sandwich. My response? I cried. My wife and kids laughed at me. 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 was released from hospital after being in a car accident. I used the phone book to call people I know to get a ride home, as my wallet and cellphone were still in the wrecked car. I had called my mom to come get me, but her response was "I don't feel like it." I live with her. FML
Today, I'm on bed rest after a major surgery. I can walk to the bathroom but can barely raise my hands. At the hospital, my mom gave this dramatic speech of being there whenever I needed her. When I asked her to come make me breakfast, she didn’t show up til noon then complained I was in a bad mood. FML
Today, my dad brought me home after I was in the hospital for a week. He gets me to my room, hands me a glass of water and some granola bars, then leaves me on my own so he can go play golf. FML
Today, I came home from a knee surgery. I asked my mother to get me a glass of water. She replied, "You can get it, you're not crippled. Oh wait, yeah you are!" and laughed hysterically. FML
Today, I tripped and fell down some stairs at a family gathering. Instead of making sure I was OK, everyone laughed at me. Including my quadriplegic uncle, who asked his personal support worker to lift his arm just so he could point and laugh with everyone else. FML
Today, my husband came home from the hospital after having painful surgery, so I decided to make him a nice big breakfast. As I was taking it up to him, I heard a message on the phone. It was from one of his nurses. She was accepting his offer of a date. FML
Today, my wife and I both got released from the hospital. She was admitted for the birth of our daughter. I was admitted with a broken arm from when my mother-in-law shoved me out of the way because she wanted to be the first one to hold the baby after my wife. FML
Today, after coming home from the hospital after I fractured my foot, I fell in the bathroom and dislocated my wrist. The ER doctor couldn't stop laughing. FML
Today, after getting rear ended by a car, I texted my husband to let him know I was in the hospital. His response? "I'm at Taco Bell." FML
Today, it was my first day out of hospital and being able to walk outside. I went to a shop and an old lady backed up into me and elbowed the exact stop on my back the pain starts from. I hit the floor like a ton of bricks and had to go back to hospital. FML
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Levi2411 41
I think it's time your wife and kids, especially your wife, learn a little something called compassion. It's in sickness and in health, not "don't give a shit."
coius 23
If you also suffered a concussion, it’s not unusual for emotions to run rampant. After a serious tbi from a car accident, I would randomly cry or laugh for no reason. It would just start abruptly and end abruptly. Keep an eye out for this, as it likely indicates neurological damage (before I got the tbi, I qualified for Mensa, now I’m lucky to stay on track with work as I forget stuff so frequently it’s scary) You might eventually need rehab if there is neurological damage, as you may lose fine motor control, and have memory/reasoning issues. Aggression and personality changes are possible too. I underwent both of those issues for a year. Memory issues stuck.
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Levi2411 41
I think it's time your wife and kids, especially your wife, learn a little something called compassion. It's in sickness and in health, not "don't give a shit."
coius 23
If you also suffered a concussion, it’s not unusual for emotions to run rampant. After a serious tbi from a car accident, I would randomly cry or laugh for no reason. It would just start abruptly and end abruptly. Keep an eye out for this, as it likely indicates neurological damage (before I got the tbi, I qualified for Mensa, now I’m lucky to stay on track with work as I forget stuff so frequently it’s scary) You might eventually need rehab if there is neurological damage, as you may lose fine motor control, and have memory/reasoning issues. Aggression and personality changes are possible too. I underwent both of those issues for a year. Memory issues stuck.
tounces7 28
I was wondering why you got laughed at and then realized you're a guy, and it's still acceptable in our society to laugh at men for showing any sort of emotions.