What's the dumbest thing you've done to yourself?

Answer 1

This is a true story.

It was 5 in the morning and my sister-in-law had come over to babysit. I was having abdominal surgery that day and had to be at the hospital by 6; I hadn't eaten in 24 hours (bowel prep...ug) and hadn't slept much because I was so nervous.

We were going over phone numbers and routines, etc., and my husband got out the epi-pens (youngest son is allergic to nuts) and was explaining how to use one just in case.

We have a demo pen but he wasn't doing it right because it's supposed to click when pressed against the thigh. So I took the demo out of his hand and jammed it into my thigh until it clicked. And MAN, it hurt like a bugger. A lot more than it had in the past when I've showed people how to use it.

And then I held it up and saw the needle sticking out of it with a droplet of clear fluid on the end...and realized I'd just given myself an unintentional dose of epinephrine. My husband hadn't been holding the demo pen at all and I hadn't even looked.

I was mortified! And kinda speeding too, since the stuff works fast. Fortunately it was a junior dose. I sat down until the worst of the effects wore off and wanted to sink into the floor in embarrassment. Hubby's an RN so he knew I'd be fine. But now I was terrified they'd cancel the surgery and I'd have to do the miserable bowel prep again and get all stressed out again...but when I confessed my stupidity to the nurse and anesthesiologist, they chuckled and said not to worry. The nurse even related a similar anecdote about a time when she was priming her insulin pump, carrying on a conversation and not paying attention, and pumped herself WAY full of insulin. She was eating until midnight that night, trying to keep up with the insulin, LOL.

At the time, it was awful. But it was kinda funny too. And dumb.

If not that, then it's the time I locked my keys in the car and left it running. (It was a 1974 mint green Gremlin...I suppose I could be called dumb for driving one in the first place.) HAHAHA!

Answer 2

I guess you're talking about doing stuff without parental supervision. Well, my friends and I used to walk (at night) from the Mexican border (San Ysidro/San Diego) to the bars on Ave Revoluccion in Tijuana, because, we wanted to save our cab fare for extra drinks. Talk about stupid! Fortunately, we never wound up in someone's car trunk or arrested. I cringe at the thought of telling this to my teenage when she's older!

Answer 3

I had a front wheel drive car on a lift. I was taking the transmission off. One of the bolts took a lot more strength to loosen but was one of the "surprise" ones that release quickly. When it did, the wrench struck me on the jaw like a boxers punch and forced me into the lift shaft. I slid downward just like in the movies. All my caring co-workers and the boss laughed their butt's off. Can't say that I blame them.

Answer 4

Um... I was kinda tipsy off a bottle of wine I had with a friend and put the wrong soap in my dishwasher. Thus, causing bubbles to foam out the bottom and when I seen this terrible bubble scene I ran into my kitchen and fell flat on my a**...

Answer 5

l have really dark hair and once l put blonde tips in my hair and then dyed the tips all different colours.I was 16 at the time,and kept that look for about 6 months.I still don't have a clue what l was thinking at the time,because l looked like a bloody clown.

Answer 6

When I was young and stupid, I did a lot of dumb things. The biggest ones, I suppose were several suicide attempts. I finally realized I didn't really want to die, I just wanted to be rescued. That struck me as not playing fair, and I quit doing it.

Answer 7

Ate something that I knew would keep me up all night, but godddam some things just taste too good to pass up...

Answer 8

Got married.

Answer 9

Got carried away with plucking my eyebrows until there were none left!

Answer 10

Put others before myself because if I had correctly put myself before other I could have better helped them.