She Said Yes / myLot

United States

July 2, 2016 9:49pm CST

We were at the surgical clinic in the recovery area with my sister. Both of her daughters were there. We observed a nice looking youngish nurse doing her job, with a black eye. My younger niece asked her point blank if she got it practicing karate, and she said yes. How did my niece know? She and her husband and two kids have done karate forever. She said many of them regard black eyes and bruises as badges of honor as proof that they have done something. Have you ever had a black eye? I have. . . I ran into a door. Really. For any who do not know Karate is a form of Marshal Arts or fighting.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326127)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 16

I can imagine with karate there would be quite a few bruises from time to time.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

I had not thought a lot about it, so it was funny when my niece asked her as she hurried by. I am a wimp, I would not enjoy it.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326127)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jul 16

@GardenGerty Me either.

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Sunil.P

@sunilparthan (6283)

• India

3 Jul 16

I like karate, i practiced for two years but after that i didn't got time for it.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

It is good discipline. Their school recently closed.

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Sunil.P

@sunilparthan (6283)

• India

3 Jul 16

@GardenGerty That is really a problem. We will loss continuity

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much2say

@much2say (53944)

• Los Angeles, California

3 Jul 16

I've never had an official black eye, but my dad did once demonstrate a karate back kick when I was kid - and he did kick me in the eye!

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

Ouch, you know I always felt most hurt if my parent accidentally hurt me. Never mind if I was behind them and they could not see, it still almost broke my heart.

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much2say

@much2say (53944)

• Los Angeles, California

3 Jul 16

@GardenGerty He was "this" close to missing me . . . but with my luck he got me!

Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

3 Jul 16

I had two black eyes when the horse I was riding reared up and his head smacked into my face. Of course, I had all the usual comments about my husband beating me up!

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

Many people think jokes about abuse are funny. I can imagine how that hurt!

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

3 Jul 16

@GardenGerty Yes, I actually broke my nose, but didn't realise it until some time later.

Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

3 Jul 16

I got smacked in the face with a badminton racquet when I was 14 - two weeks of school and a risk for detatched retina. Nasty stuff.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

That is not fun. Does this mean you have to pay particular attention to that eye even now? It hurts to think of it.

Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

@boiboing I hope it continues to do well.

Boingboing

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

3 Jul 16

@GardenGerty No, everything healed up really well. I've not even thought about it in years.

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Zaenal S Aditya P Chesar

@herjunot42 (47)

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3 Jul 16

In the place I live there is any such thing, but instead of karate, but rather a kind of sport karate, and I was already getting dark bruise it, what do you mean and I mean this same thing .. ??

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

Probably pretty much the same.

Zaenal S Aditya P Chesar

@herjunot42 (47)

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9 Jul 16

@GardenGerty yups... i think so...

MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

3 Jul 16

I've had a black eye. My last one was a couple of years ago when I had a bad fall and hit my forehead. Both eyes were black and blue and purple. My face was a mess.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

I can imagine the effect. I hope you have decided to quit falling.

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MsTickle

@MsTickle (25180)

• Australia

4 Jul 16

@GardenGerty I'm super extra careful these days and also quite fearful.

koopharper

@koopharper (7489)

• Canada

3 Jul 16

I've had two. One in college when I caught an elbow that broke my nose playing basketball. The other one was at my current job. Locking hose coupling for the hose draining fryer oil was stuck and I had the wrong angle on it when it came unstuck. Funniest accident report I ever had to fill out.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

Oh I hate paperwork and accident reports.

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koopharper

@koopharper (7489)

• Canada

3 Jul 16

@GardenGerty I was more embarrassed than hurt.

Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

3 Jul 16

@GardenGerty Though I have watched Karate on TV never had tried to study it.As they say,it is not for me.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

I feel like I would be too old now.

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Silvermist

@silvermist (19702)

• India

5 Jul 16

@GardenGerty Me too.

Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (48538)

• Canada

3 Jul 16

I had 2 black eyes after having brain surgery a number of years ago, my eyes were swollen shut for a few days. My hubby had a skin tag removed from hear his eye once and got a black eye as a result, and although our son took karate, the only black eye that he ever got was from playing flag football in the water at the beach (he slipped and fell) and not from karate.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

Yes, trauma to the head, like surgery. I am glad that they did that surgery and you are here to be our friend.

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (48538)

• Canada

3 Jul 16

@GardenGerty Thank you, nobody has ever told me that besides my hubby.

Marlina

@marlina (154165)

• Canada

3 Jul 16

No, never had a black eye in my life.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

They are really not a good thing to have.

Anna

@LadyDuck (459122)

• Switzerland

3 Jul 16

Yes I god a black eye many years ago, playing with my younger brother.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

Siblings certainly like to play rough.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (459122)

• Switzerland

4 Jul 16

@GardenGerty I got the black eye after being hit by my brother elbow while we were playing basketball.

Nanette Piotrowski

@nanette64 (20364)

• Fairfield, Texas

3 Jul 16

I've had too many black eyes @GardenGerty and it was from a husband who was a black belt in karate. He apparently thought they were badges of honor too.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

4 Jul 16

It's surprising that your niece guessed it right away. Karate seems too painful for me but I have never tried it.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

4 Jul 16

I have never tried it either, I am in enough pain already.

Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

3 Jul 16

they laughed at me here and even my doctor laughed when I told him I had my second black eye from falling asleep at my keyboard and hittingmy face om the keyboard.' the timebefore about five years back I fell on some spilled coffee on brown tile that had been newlyh waxed. I had two black eyes as I fell face down anda broken nose and broken cheek bonebugt the worst I ruined my already arthritic right kneethats when I had twenty daysn rehab hospital nad got my walker.

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Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (157665)

• United States

3 Jul 16

Injuries kind of sneak up on us.