SuperClumsy girl to the rescue!!!!

[Jessicado]

So as of yesterday, I think I am officially the clumsiest girl ever..... I mean I am always tripping and falling or crashing into things. I have never worn stilettos in my life, knowing that the consequences would be disastrous. I have lit my hair on fire on more than one occasion....and have...I'm going to stop now as I am depressing myself.

Well yesterday I was sitting at the computer desk helping Cliff type up an essay for school. My legs were crossed with one up under the other, and apparently one fell asleep (which I didn't know. It had fallen so completely asleep that there wasn't even that pins-n-needles feeling). I went to stand up--completely normal. I didn't get up and jump to my feet. I didn’t step on my ankle wrong. I simply just stood up and put the un-asleep foot out first and then put my other foot down--(I realized then something was wrong with it) and there was absolutely no support. Hardly any of my weight was on it and still it popped! Cliff was across the room and heard it and came over as I fell to the floor.....I couldn't even tell I had sprained it because my ankle was so numb from being asleep.

So my whole point is I have to go to work in a few hours and I am dreading it...because everyone is going to ask what happened, and I have no reply cuz NOTHING happened! I sprained my ankle by standing up...and didn't even twist it!

Now this might now sound so bad, except that my boss at this job is my mom and she (along with the rest of my family...and now Cliff) already make an abundance of fun at how clumsy I am. My mom says my middle name is "Grace"...(which it is not btw). A few weeks ago, I went to work with a huge gash above my eye and had to explain how I had cut myself with a knife to my mom as well as my other co-workers. Cliff had gotten down his knife collection and was showing it to me awhile ago--he was doing all these tricks with different knifes, and there were a few knifes that you fling sideways to open. Well, later on I saw one sitting on the coffee table and decided to try flinging it to open. I pressed the button and flung the knife and the next thing I know, blood is pouring into my eye and my eyelid hurts. I tried to hide it from Cliff, but when he finally needled out what had happened, he burst out laughing and showed me that the knife I had been playing with was a switchblade....so when I had pressed the button, the blade had simply shot up into my forehead. Lovely.

So now I am dreading going to work today with another self-inflicted injury. (and it has only been about 1/2 year since I sprained my ankle the last time by climbing a cliff on the coast!...which my mom was present for) They made so much fun of me last time for the knife thing. On my next time sheet my mom put something and then "Don't play with any more knifes" on the end of her note.


And now sympathy stories where you share your bouts of clumsyness!!!

[darcie]

Oh no... how sad! Poor Jessicado!

Yes, I am probably about as clumsy as you are! Although I avoid playing with knives as I know better. I do tend to get burns every other time I use an iron. I did twist my ankle slightly the other day while just walking. But my ankles are so loose that there was only pain for a short time. I always have bumps and bruises.

In my defense, I was a dancer all my life. Anyone else that is a dancer or who has friends that are dancers will know that they are the clumsiest. I think without direction on how and where, we have problems moving through space.

[Agent3xq]

I'm so very clumsy! A couple of Wednesday nights ago, I tripped over our church's projector so that the song show. That was a bit embarassing

[Stubborn]

I usually don't trip... If I feel like I'm falling, I usually go into a roll and come up on my feet unharmed and looking like I just...felt like...rolling.

But seriously, I'm not very clumsy. Not that I'm gracefull or anything. I leave the tripping and falling on ones face for others.

But dirt is good, ya know.

Lucy

[Manda]

It's alright, Jessicado! I understand. I trip everywhere, infront of everybody. Aweful things like that happen in front of a class I'm teaching most of the time. I was at work one time, doing some kind of work at the desk, I was sitting on one of those office chairs that have the wheels on the bottom. Well... I was sitting on the very edge of the chair and it tipped dumping me on the floor, right as a lady came walking into the room from using the bathroom.
"Are you alright?" She asked.
"Yes, I'm fine." I answered.
"Okay... "
" " (I didn't think it was that funny...)
"That should have been on America's Funniest Home Videos! There you were, and then - whoop, you were gone! "

That was my last day working there, thank goodness!

[Laura Ingalls]

I can be rather clumsy too. I run into doorways regularly, stub my toes, step on my own foot, etc. etc. One time I didn't know that someone was in the bathroom, and I came around the corner really fast and BAM! Ran right into the closed door.

[Sarah]

I'm known in my house to fall down the steps... A lot.

So, about a year ago, I was walking down the basement steps to bring some towels down to the laundry room. It was a big basket, overflowing with the towels. The steps to our basement are just (shiny) painted wood, so they're very slippery. I only had a pair of socks on, so those two combined doesn't exactly make for a safe trip down the stairs.
In addition, my cat decided she wanted me to feed her, so she was doing that thing where she weaves around my legs, because she for some reason thinks it'll get me downstairs faster.
ANYWAY, I went to take a step down and my foot slipped off of the edge of the stair. Needless to say, the towels went flying up in the air, and I went down an entire flight of stairs, VIA the seat of my pants!
My mom heard the commotion, and rushed to the basement steps to see what it was. When she saw me sitting on the floor, and the towels strewn all over, she just shook her head and said "Sarah, did you fall down the steps... again?" And, my sister just laughed.

For some reason, people find my clumsiness amusing. Hrmmph.

Sarah

[Old Brad]

Oh boy can I relate to my clumsiness.

One time I was leaning back in one of those chairs with wheels, I was on my knees on it, then it fell. Karin was right there beside me, but she didn't look over till I was on the floor.

Another time I was downstairs and was running to get upstairs. I had to turn a corner on the way. Did I mention I only had socks on my feet at the time? Anyway, I ended up on face on the ground because I slipped.

Another time I was carrying a bucket of ice cream down to our freezer. All of a sudden my feet went out from under me and I slipped down a little.

Another time at the church I go to, I was playing four-square. Then I tripped myself. Yes I said I tripped myself. I was just standing there, and I hooked one foot on the other ankle or something.

And that's all for now.

[Pc Pro]

I never trip all fall over

[Catspaw]

Oh dear...it seems that Jessicado definitely doesn't have the monopoly on clumsiness. I hope that your ankle feels better soon, Jessicado! And stay away from knives.

I'm not a particularly graceful person, but fortunately I don't have any super-clumsy moments that I can think of at the moment.

[Aelwyn]

But seriously, I'm not very clumsy. Not that I'm gracefull or anything. I leave the tripping and falling on ones face for others.

I would have to agree with you. Every time I'm dancing I wish I was more graceful than I am, but that's beside the point.
I don't ever really fall, which is a good thing because I've always had the thinking that tall people have longer to fall.
I'm not saying that I'm never clumsy. I have scars that would prove otherwise.

[WINDSHEAR]

I never trip...

it's been years since I tripped at least... but I don't recall ever tripping.

[Fei]

I'm a klutz as well! I, for some strange reason, trip on my feet.

[Pc Pro]

I never trip...

it's been years since I tripped at least... but I don't recall ever tripping.

ahh we are twins

[Fei]

I never trip...

it's been years since I tripped at least... but I don't recall ever tripping.

ahh we are twins

You two should post in "The Humble Thread"!!

[Pc Pro]

ahh no that would be .....ahh....to....Humbling

[STRYPER]

Quite an interesting topic.

I'm embarrassed to admit that I do indeed have a tripping problem

I can't tell you how many times I've been just walking about and all of a sudden jam my shoe into the ground for no apparent reason. I never actually fall though, just stumble. It really is quite embarrassing

[WINDSHEAR]

You guys need to learn how to walk properly.

[STRYPER]

Honestly, if you could teach me, I'd love to learn. I think it has to do with not picking my feet up and dragging them too much

[Aelwyn]

Honestly, if you could teach me, I'd love to learn. I think it has to do with not picking my feet up and dragging them too much

That just made me laugh. It wasn't because of anything you said, STRYPER, so don't be offended.
I just envisioned this training class for people who want to learn to walk correctly where everyone is forced to take steps raising their feet very high so they won't stumble or trip.