The dangers of a small yard.
By Sharon Elton
@sharonelton (30756)
Lichfield, England
November 26, 2019 7:12pm CST
When I was about 8 (everything seems to happen when I'm 8!) I was playing in the backyard. We had a very small back yard then, with no lawn, but just a square piece of garden for flowers. My step-dad was doing some gardening and he'd left the rake out by the flower bed. So what did I do? I tripped and fell on the rake! (Ouch!) I went running inside the house screaming "Mummy! I fell on the rake!" Blood was trickling down my leg! My Mum dabbed it with a wet cloth and put a plaster on it and I was fine, but if you look closely, even now you can still see the scar!
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
27 Nov 19
I bet that was scary to both you and Mum. Glad you were okay in the end.
Yes I have a few scars from childhood too Sharon.
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
27 Nov 19
It was terribly painful! The rake went right in just below the knee! 
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
28 Nov 19
@TiarasOceanView Thank you! It makes me wince just thinking about it!
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@yoalldudes (35030)
• Philippines
27 Nov 19
If you have a bigger yard then you there will be small closed shed to store garden tools, am I right?
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@sharonelton (30756)
• Lichfield, England
28 Nov 19
Oh, we had a small shed, but the rake was out because my step-dad was using it.
@Alexandoy (65302)
• Cainta, Philippines
27 Nov 19
That kind of negligence makes me mad whenever I see that in our home. Although we do not have a rake but some other things left outside.
@Butterfingers (66603)
• India
27 Nov 19
Scars remain for long but during childhood we all messed our bodies 
@samysotelo18 (7743)
• Mexico
27 Nov 19
You had some busy times at 8, I remember once I was also like 8 or 9 haha but I was in a swing and ended up falling into a pit of cacti....my kneee bled so much, I still have the scar
