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16. I enjoy many things that would be considered 'weird'...

Reply to The Wandering Harper (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2024, 07:49 PM

Dec 2

But stupid?

I guess it would be the time I was around six and we were having a Christmas party at my church for the youth. Someone had made a really cool Christmas tree that was covered with little candy leaves and ornaments. The thing was... they are held on with straight pins. Real, metal ones. And, I guess I sort of forget in the moment of eating a few things off of the tree. My parents freaked out, as did the people who made the tree and the pastor and his wife. Of course, this was back in the day, so the decision was made to wait and see if I needed to go to the hospital, since it was 35 minutes away. Otherwise, I would see the local doctor on Monday.

I went to the doctor and he said there was no indication that the pin had 'hit' anything so far. So, he said to wait another day to see if anything happened. Of course, by then the thing had passed through me... without poking or ripping anything. It is a minor miracle when you think about it.

Since nothing happened, life went on and we had Christmas that year as well as everything else.

But, it was stupid.

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