" The gist - break off moment when you ’re swing too high on a vacillation set and feel like you ’ll flip over . "
Recently, Redditoru/Blueguyy_redditasked the good people ofr/AskReddit, “What is a childhood experience that everyone agrees was terrible?” Here are some of the most-upvoted replies:
1.“When your mum runs into another mum at the grocery store and you know you’re gonna be stuck there standing around for half an hour.”
u / throwawayy129032
“Standing in line to pay for groceries when your parent realises they forgot something and leaves you in line. Instant fear as line moves.”
u / AEONmeteorite ·
2.“That final week of a long school break.”
u / Honest_Math_7760 ·
3.“The first death of a pet.”
u / PermaBanTogether
4.“Calling your teacher mum.”
u / Pinotnoirmidsizedcar
5.“Getting karate chopped in the leg by a scooter.”
u / ToppHatt_8000 ·
6.“Having to ask permission to go to the bathroom in class.”
u / manykeets
7.“Your dad screaming about how math has changed while trying to help you do your math homework.”
u / starloser88
8.“Getting your eyes checked and having them shoot air in your eye.”
u / cosmic - erruption
9.“Getting lost in a store or crowded place. The overwhelming panic and fear of being separated from your parents, even for a few minutes…”
u / Playful - Trainer-5916 ·
10.“Getting chicken pox.”
u / kkakeNation
11.“Getting braces.”
u / Redditfront2back
" really some of the worst pain I have ever see . "
u / Sandcat9000
12.“Stinging nettles.”
u / Dizzy_Dress7397
13.“Waking up at 6 am-7 am to get ready for school.”
u / Carbon - Base
14.“Stepping on a LEGO brick barefoot.”
u / WoodenContact6798
15.“Our parents all making us drink that gross cough medicine and standing there with a threatening aura waiting for us to drink it.”
u / AdInfamous1303
16.“The heart-stopping moment when you’re swinging too high on a swing set and feel like you’ll flip over.”
u / Fuzzy_Studio_4543
17.“The universal dread of hearing the ice cream truck’s music, rushing outside with coins in hand, only to watch it drive away before you could catch it.”
u / Difficult_Room8110 ·
18.“The lice checks.”
u / GenXer76
19.“Having to finish your plate at dinner, even when you’re full or dislike the food.”
u / Forsaken - Owl-6207
20.“Group punishment at school. You know, the whole class sitting out recess or missing the field trip until someone confesses — or gets ratted out by the rest of the class — to whatever evil, heinous, despicable act was perpetrated by a seven-year-old.”
u / CunningRunt
21.“Being picked last for a team in gym class is like being left behind in a zombie apocalypse.”
u / GathersRock
22.“Going to another class and interrupting to ask for something while the entire class stares at you.”
u / ExcitedEntrepreneur ·
23.“Falling over outside and scraping your knee. I swear that sh*t was the most painful thing ever as a kid.”
u / wellyboot97 ·
24.“Metal slides.”
u / angelofjag ·
" And those slide reflect the sunshine , grill you alive . "
u / AlbiTuri05
25.“Track and field day, or sports day, or whatever you called it. Just a ‘fun’ day of being forced to compete at physical tasks I hate doing and have no practice at. Three kids who somehow are great at all of it win everything. Everyone else feels sh*tty. The reward at the end of the day is one of those crappy vanilla ice cream pots with the wooden spoon that sends a gross shiver through your whole body.”
u / TodayIAmMostlyEating ·
26.“Having to pull a wobbly tooth.”
u / Desperate - Mango-7464
27.“Getting chased by an animal which, at the time, was as tall as you are.”
u / MagicSPA ·
My note : where I was from , this was ALWAYS a cock .
Shout out tou/Blueguyy_redditandr/AskRedditfor having this discussion.
Note : submission have been edited for duration and/or clarity .
