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Curious to know what people have encountered in their lives.

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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sort of hard to say. I grew up an illegal immigrant in a big city. When I was 6 or so my parents would bring me with them when they went out to clean offices at night.

I pulled a fire alarm at like 1am without knowing what it was and my parents hid me in the trunk of the car. Told me to be quiet. They didn't speak English and were afraid the cops could take me away.

I got hit with the belt a few times. When I was around 12 I tried to fight my dad during a belting and got my ass beat.

Also when I was around 12 I was in a car accident on the highway in an SUV that flipped 4 times. Everyone went to the hospital except for me, I was perfectly fine.

I was in Vegas with my brother for his 21st once and he had spent all his money. We were in the airport on the way back and there are slot machines there. He asked me to borrow some money to play some slots- he said if he'd win he would share with me.

On the last $2 bet he hit a jackpot and we each got $600

One time I was playing pool at the bar in my early 20s and hopped a ball to make the game winning shot on the 8 ball - won $50. It was beautiful. I rode that high for a week.

Speaking of high, I also overdosed on heroin (fentanyl, really) and was revived with Narcan in an ambulance once. That was a very confusing experience. Coming to slowly with many lights and people in uniforms around you.

I've been robbed before, with 2 guys grabbing me by each arm while a 3rd goes through my pockets. While they talked shit I just stayed quiet.

I've gotten in bar fights and have been kicked out of bars. I stood up for a friend at a house party at around 18 and got my ass beat because of it. He was too scared to do anything. Around that same time period I had a short couple months long fling with a woman in her 40s. I felt like a badass at 18 but nowadays I look back and it was weird.

I've done intramuscular ketamine injections with exactly the right dosage to be under anesthetic - aka khole. I've done a lot of drugs - nothing in my life has ever come close. I've also done two cycles of steroids. I've never had so much sex as during those cycles. During this time period I caught chlamydia & gono.

Also I made like $5,000 on Dogecoin and like $3,000 on Bepro. (Easily lost more than that overall with coins)

Those are some arguably crazy things that have happened to me. I'm not sure if my life is tame compared to the average. I guess it all depends on perspective. I know people who have seen much more craziness out of life.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Damn your life crazy. Thanks for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Abuse, violence, gambling and drugs. American?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Do you go outside? Abuse, violence, gambling and drugs are universal constants of human existence anywhere in the world.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While that’s true, it’s generally much more widespread in the great red, white and blue country of the world.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd say those things are more prevalent in many developing nations.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Also very true!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't know that they are though...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sure do, and they're not nearly as prevalent where I live. Almost beyond comparison

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Second the ketamine thing. It's the GOAT (well, really, MXE is imo but that's impossible to get anymore).

I've had a ton of drug experiences, and MXE/ketamine blow everything else out of the water.