Scars and the stories they tell
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In high school, Siri and some friends were studying for exams and in fits of rollicking laughter (to this day, she can't tell you what they were laughing about). My sister was laughing so hard that her forehead rocked forward and downward, right onto the sharpened pencil she was holding in between her hands (who holds a pencil like that anyway???). With blood trickling down her face and the broken tip of the pencil lodged in her forehead, she laughed even harder while her friends literally rolled on the ground. There wasn't a hospital visit, just parents shaking their heads in disbelief, and she kept that tiny piece of lead stuck in her forehead until it healed over.
Today there's a whisper of a minuscule divot as evidence of her hilarity. Even though it's unnoticeable, it always reminds me of my sister's enviable ability to laugh with such abandon and finding even more humor in the face of pain and humility.
PS - She doesn't know I'm telling the interweb world this story. If she knew, she'd probably punch me in the face
Oh your poor sister. It's all fun and games until someone sticks a pencil in their head.
ReplyDeleteMy sister's preferred method of attack is to claw the other person's eyes out. I think they'd get along. :)
I was hoping for a picture! But she probably wouldn't like that...
ReplyDeleteWhat a crazy story!
i like your sisters take on pain. just laugh trough it. i'm amazed how my childhood didn't leave me with more scars than i have. i used to be such a tomboy and was always trying to keep up with the boys. i need some adventure in my life and some new scars to show for it.
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Great story! Somehow you managed to evoke both the urge of laughter and vomit at the same time. haha
ReplyDeletehilarious, thanks for sharing this story!!!
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LOL that's awesome! And that's really sweet that you shared that about her personality.
ReplyDeleteHilarious! I have pencil lead stuck on my hand from primary school days when my best friend and i took turns to stab each other with our pencil. (I do not remember why?!)
ReplyDeleteThat is a great story! I have pencil lead in my wrist because I was being a bossy 3rd grader and slammed my hand down on a table right on top of another kid's freshly sharpened pencil. You can still see a faint grayish dot where the lead is.
ReplyDeleteYour sister is so endearing :) This is a sweet story
ReplyDeleteYikes! Thank goodness it's not actual lead...and that it was her forehead and not an eye!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's always been rare for me to laugh like that. My family had a tape (it has disappeared) of me trying to tell a knock-knock joke I invented (I was 6 and it was awful), but couldn't because it made me laugh too hard. You could hear my brother in the background, also laughing, trying to tell me the joke made no sense. He couldn't get it out because my laughter was making him laugh.
It would be nice if we all had giggly friends to inspire us to join them.
LOL! If it makes your sister feel any better... I have pencil lead stuck in my arm.
ReplyDeleteDidn't you know that it's all the rage to impale yourself with a pencil?
omg! my laughter would have definitely turned into tears very fast! It's great being around people like your sister, my husband has a similar attitude, just so positive - if all fails just laugh type of attitude :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's all fun and games until your sister blogs about you . . . :)
ReplyDeleteI hope she didn't watch Batman Dark Knight
ReplyDeleteOh, that is too funny!
ReplyDeleteOh wow...even though I'm cringing in pain thinking about it, it's pretty great that she can just have a laugh about it :)
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha ha ha! That's hilarious! My best friend's little sister gave herself a tiny dot of a tattoo by doing the same thing with a felt-tip pen. To this day she has a green splodge between her eye and her nose.
ReplyDeleteP.s. I hope you don't get punched in the face.
I'd love to have scars that tell stories like that! The only real scars I have are on the side of my foot for stepping on a broken laundry hamper lid, and on the crook of my arm from hot sugar splattering on me while I was baking with my mom. Actually, I like that last story a bit.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great story! My husband actually has lead in his ear from his sister sticking him with a pencil when they were young!! Crazyness. Hope you don't get punched! lol
ReplyDeleteOh no! My cousin actually has it in her arm from grade school from a boy. Puppy love at its finest, I suppose. I got a chance to check out Nonprofit Investor. Very cool :)
ReplyDeleteSeems like we both have a very similar background :) Nice meeting another numbers gal convert to entrepreneur. hehe.
Best.Story.Ever.
ReplyDeleteLove this story! Hilarious. Thank you so much for sharing. I hope you won't get punched! I have a scar from an arrow, one from a fence, one from a wardrobe and one from a pin.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh lol. That is absolutely hysterical. I hope you don't get punched ;-)
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ReplyDeletehaha.. that is hilarious and something I would so totally do.. laugh that is.. not hold the pencil sharp side up! lol
ReplyDeleteLove this post because I did the exact thing, but on my thigh in first grade!! It's still there too!! Oh gosh I have so many scars and so many great stories behind them! PS. I'd love for you to come visit my blog and follow me if you like it!! :)
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Haha! Wow, why didn't she ever take it out? Just thinking about it makes me bowl over with pain lol!
ReplyDeletethat is a really cute/funny (and random!) story!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of those great cocktail/party stories. If I ever went to those. Which I don't.
ReplyDeleteOuch! I had to simultaneously laugh and hold my forehead in pain while reading the story. Have a bunch of scars, my biggest wish as a kid was to become a stunt woman and I tried out some stunts with a friend. One was trying to go down a hill with a roller skate on one foot and the other foot on a stilt made out of a can. Well I didn't go far and my face hit the curb. Luckily I still have all my teeth ;)
ReplyDeleteOuch!!! That really freaks me out because I get really weirded out by the idea of things getting stuck in my skin!! Wow, she must be super brave!!!
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Oh my, I'm just glad she came out ok! Sounds like she has a good sense of humor too. :)
ReplyDeleteoh my I guess it's a good thing she found it to be funny. This story reminds me of my boyfriend. We used to always play firework wars during new years and 4th of july. Well one day we were surrounded by his brother's team so we surrendered. Chris' brother had already lit up a bottle rocket and popped it right in his eye. He still has the powder next to his eye. So glad he wasn't seriously injured...same goes for your sis.
ReplyDeletexo erica
Okay that is the funniest story, hahaha. It actually sounds like something I'd do...
ReplyDeleteI couldn't believe my eyes when I was reading this post. First, it IS a funny story. Second, I have lead in my wrist! A tiny tip of a pencil got lodged in my wrist when I was having a pencil fight (remember those?) in middle school. It never occurred to me to take it out, and it has traveled a bit down my wrist over time. It gives me comfort to know that someone else shares the same battle wound. ;)
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