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I'm the queen of klutz! Tripped and fell on


Posted: Nov 30, 2014

Oh, my gosh.  Have you guys ever tripped and fallen in public and tried to pretend that everything was fine?  Cool 

My teenage son and I were at the checkout lane at Meijer.  My back was killing me from walking on concrete so long while shopping, so my son said to go sit on a bench and he'd unload the carts.  (Yes, there were 2.)  I proceeded to walk over to the bench when suddenly a guy to my left turned around at the same time, and I tripped over his foot and went kersplat onto the floor!  Embarrassing cannot begin to describe what I was feeling (along with pain!).  More like mortified.  There was a collective gasp from all who saw me on the floor!  The weirdest thing is, I fell on my face, knees and wrists, but the next I know I'm on my back looking up at several faces hovering over me.  The poor guy whose foot I tripped over kept asking if I was okay, and I said yes.  He and my son lifted me up to a standing position, and I hobbled over to the bench with both of them holding an arm. 

I'm sore from head to toe and worried about my wrists more than anything.  Putting ice on them when I finish writing this post. 

Any other klutzes out there?  I could write a book about all of my klutz incidents.  Laughing

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Aww, sorry that happened to you. - Oh yeah. sm

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A fellow klutz sending positive vibes your way that you are pain-free soon. I slipped on a grassy hill in front the mall entrance, right when a line of cars drove by. Landed on my rump and slid down the hill a little. Left a bruise with a kaleidoscope of colors.

Ouch! That must have hurt - sm

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Aww...thanks for the good wishes. :) I'm envisioning your mishap. Maybe the onlookers thought you decided to go for a sled ride. Hee-hee!

Thanks for posting this!

klutz - Effie

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Last year I went out after dark and walked right off my back steps.. tearing all the ligaments in my right ankle.. I could explain it if I had just moved into the house, but have lived in it for fifteen years or so.. so I think I am at least the princess of klutz

Me again, queen of klutzes - sm

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Oh, Effie! Ligaments take a long time to heal. Bless your heart! Today I'm mostly just sore. And still embarrassed!

You must be my long-lost twin sister! - Mary

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Truly, I am an accident waiting to happen. I could tell so many stories! The funniest thing is that, apparently, it is somewhat hereditary. My mom was a klutz, as am I, and my eldest daughter is as well. We are the butt of many jokes in the family. Thank goodness we all have a great sense of humor! And, believe it or not, I am a triathlete. You can imagine how many times I crash my bike or fall while running. I just pop back up and keep on going, much like a weeble. Keeps things exciting, eh?

You're so funny, Mary! - sm

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I can imagine your family has a good time at your expense. LOL!

A long time ago when my kids were small, my husband, the boys, and I were garage sale shopping. I wanted a used bike. It had been at least 30 years since I'd been on a bike, and that was back in the day when we used the pedals to brake. So I hopped on a bike for a trial ride and took off, so proud of myself that I could ride and not spill the bike....riding around the block so carefree....when I decided to take the bike back to the garage sale and buy it. Well, I'd never ridden a bike with the brakes on the handle. I started to back-pedal and realized that I wasn't stopping! I ran straight smack into a tree right in front of everyone at the garage sale. My husband (who knew I was a klutz) tried SO hard not to laugh, as did everyone else. I picked myself up off the ground, pretending I wasn't in pain (but I was!), and bought the bike and left. My kids were too little to know what "embarrassed" meant, but they still remember Mommy running in to the tree. What a hoot!

Oh, yeah... that rings a bell! LOL! sm - Klutz

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I tripped and fell on a public sidewalk, landing right on my face. I got up and tried to act like nothing had happened (even though I spat 2 teeth out into the bushes!) People around me looked horrified (and I was mortified!) I had no mirror to see what all their concern was about, and I was already stressing out on what the impending dental bill was going to be. When I got back to my car, I could see I'd bitten all the way through my lip, and a third tooth was cracked halfway off.

There was a funny side, however. When I was in the E.R. awaiting stitches, the tech who came to clean the wound in preparation for suturing apparently didn't know it was a through-and-through laceration. He squirted sterile saline into the wound to flush out any dirt or debris, and the look on his face when the saline came squirting out the other side was priceless.

E.R. bill: $1,000.
Dental bill: $7,500.
Tech's expression: PRICELESS!

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