I have this thing about heights. I am not afraid of them, but I have a problem jumping from them. I feel like this might be a common problem… the whole not wanting to fling yourself into empty space seems like something a lot of people feel strongly about.
So here I am standing on rock ledge about 40 feet above a pool of beautiful blue/green water. All of my friends were jumping off the ledge and it looked so fun. A little voice in my head was saying “Hey Erica, didn’t your mother ever tell you not to go jump off a cliff just because everyone else is doing it?” Yes, she did. After debating for a while about taking the 40 foot plunge, I jumped. And it felt great.
As I fell through the air I felt my hair being swept off my shoulders and my stomach flip in that totally exhilarating way. Then I hit the water… like a cannon ball. I was not aware that when jumping from high heights you cannot just let your limbs fly, you must keep your body straight and toes pointed. I let my knees sail up towards my chest and hit the water butt first. Apparently I made a huge splash, obviously I did not see the splash, but I did feel landing.
After smacking the water at approximately eleven million miles an hour I had to climb back up the rocky cliff with a sore butt.
Turns out, I badly bruised and/or broke my tailbone, which apparently there is nothing the doctor can do for that except tell you that you will be in pain for several more months. So I have that to look forward to.
I have already learned that a bruised and/or broken tailbone hurts even more when you: sit, stand, sneeze, laugh, cough, stretch, change positions while sitting, and driving in the car.
All things considered… totally worth it.
Erica did you hit your head also?….lol.. that will cut into your sex life…..lol feel better soon aunt dianna
Nope, no injuries other than my butt… and my pride of course!
The take away from this is if you are ever being chased by bad guys and find yourself running off a cliff with a handy pool of beautiful water at the base, you can take the plunge knowing to keep your arms and legs inside the ride! Now water shooting up your nose at a kagillion miles an hour might make for a natural lobotomy but your butt won’t hurt! I sure do love you.
Hopefully the bad guys will not have already learned my lesson and end up with hurt tailbones!! Love you too Aunt Kathy!!
We are so alike! My butt hurts too. Of course mine is from sitting on it all day.
Keep the stories coming. Your life is amazing.
Thanks Carmen! Sitting at work all days kills my tailbone, and I realized I had gotten too comfortable with my coworkers when I started giving them daily updates on where and how much my butt hurts!!
Hi Erica
In Canada where some of us still patronize to the Monarchy and years ago stood to attention at movie theatre’s whilst ‘God Save the Queen’ played, your sore butt may be referred to as one’s Royal butt. ‘No pain no gain’ ;say’s Duke.
We enjoy your reporting as usual.
Cheers
From: Vince