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When I was a little girl I would go up to my dad and say, "Daddy, it hurts when I (fill in the blank here)."

His answer: "Than don't do that"

Honestly though, he always took my injuries serious. When I was in 6th grade I pulled a ligament at home immediate before soccer practice. Since I didn't experience an actually accident, my mom thought I was lying to get out of practice and told me to get in the car or she would never take me to practice again.

After complaining the entire way to practice that I really could not walk, my mom called and had my dad meet us. Refusing to get out of the car once we arrived, my dad met us a few minutes later and decided to take me to the E.R.

That night I came home on crutches and had my ankle immobilized for the next six weeks. My mom felt badly, but thanks to my dad, my ankle injury was taken seriously and was treated in a timely manner.

The E.R. doctor told me my ligament was probably weak and the injury occurred slowly overtime, causing a few extra steps to be the "straw that broke the camel's back."

P.S. - This was not the only serious injury I incurred in a manner causing my mom to not believe me and my dad taking my words to heart.

June 18, 2009 - 1:29pm

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