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I had just taken a volleyball straight to the nose. My glasses had flown off and I was disoriented. The game paused and my team gathered around me asking if I was ok.
It hurt, but less than I had thought it would. I was more concerned with making sure my glasses didn't break.
While I was inspecting them, one of my teammates noticed that I had a small cut on the bridge of my nose and it was bleeding. I couldn't even tell.
Because I couldn't see where the cut was, I asked one of my teammates to put the bandaid on me. It shocked me just how intimate it was to be cared for. I doubt my teammate remembers it as clearly as I do (if at all), but I think this won't be something I forget
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I have a dent in my right eyebrow that’s only visible when I raise my brow. This scar came from recess in 2nd grade.
Recess has just started and I was insanely pumped to be outside with my buddies playing wizards or whatever other bullshit we had planned that week. I ran right out into the asphalt that you had to cross to get to the playground , and forgot to pay attention to my surroundings. I remember smiling so hard that I could feel it in my cheeks, and I felt so free running as fast as I possibly could to get to the tire swings before the other kids in my grade got to them. Just as I got about halfway across, I felt the impact of someone pushing me over with all of their might. I fell face first, skidding about 5 feet just on my face. I slowly got up and immediately felt the blood rushing over my eyelashes. I started crying and someone alerted the supervisor, who brought me to the nurse. I had a fat lip, a scraped up face, and the skin above my eyebrow was broken open. It didn’t really hurt, just felt kind of numb after it was cleaned and taken care of. My mom still got called in because I was pretty shaken up from the whole ordeal.
Later in the day, I had a girlscouts meeting to attend at one of the girl’s homes. I told my mom I was fine to go, so we went. When we got there, it turned out that the girl who was hosting its little brother was the one who pushed me LOL. He had confessed to his mom earlier in the day that he felt so bad because he pushed a girl on recess who had run into the middle of his kickball game. i saw the fear on his face when he saw me walk into their entryway and ended up leaving early.
Wild Times of Second Grade!
Feb 25, 2025
In 2017, I took a spill while on a run. I stuck my hands out to catch myself but was moving so quickly that I just scraped my whole body across the pavement — face first. I still have a scar on my upper lip from where the concrete scraped me.
I was in shock and happy I still had my teeth. I had also just started a new job, so I was between insurances and without dental, so I’m glad I didn’t really mess myself up. Instead of going to a doctor, I went out for drinks with a friend lol.
May 15, 2025
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Getting any of these is a lot rarer now compared to when I was a child, when it seemed like I used to have a continuously rotating collection of little injuries whether it be from playing outside, running around with my friends, or roughhousing with my older (and much stronger) brother.
Now, getting these minor wounds makes me nostalgic for that time when I was growing up, while simultaneously serving as a reminder for how great a privilege it is to be able to use my body
Apr 11, 2024
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I'm actually really excited to go back to school. I'm getting a masters in bioinformatics! The program seems super cool and includes a paid internship at the end.
Mar 25, 2025
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Strawberries from the store should be washed in hot water so that they get a little warm. Warm strawberries are the best.
Maybe I'm biased because I grew up with more sun warmed strawberries that I could eat, but cold strawberries don't taste as good!
Apr 4, 2025