Since we're telling "I vomited up something and it affected me for life" stories...
When I was 6, my sister and I spent the summer in Hawaii with my dad and step-mom. Dad was stationed on Oahu, and we spent a lot of time visiting the various beaches.
We went nearly every weekend day to one beach or another. One morning, I didn't feel very well, but I really wanted to go play in the ocean. My step-mom gave me some Pepto Bismol, and I pretended like I was good to go.
While we were hanging out, I got knocked down by a wave and sort of rolled up onto the beach. Since I already didn't feel well, adding the belly full of salt water and a good tumble was just what I needed to push my tummy over the edge.
I stood up and emptied the contents of my stomach on to the sand. It was a raging torrent of pink spew, and it took me by surprise. While I was finishing up, I saw a little white crab crawl out of my puddle of puke. I freaked out completely!
As an adult, I realize that I probably just tossed my cookies right on to this unfortunate creature. But at the time you I was convinced I had swallowed it while under water, and then I threw up BECAUSE there was a crab skittering around inside me.
We ended up having to go home early that day. Partially because I obviously wasn't well, and partially because I was so weirded out by throwing up a living animal. Who knew what else I'd swallowed, and what was going to come out next? Or NOT come out, which was actually even scarier!
When I was 6, my sister and I spent the summer in Hawaii with my dad and step-mom. Dad was stationed on Oahu, and we spent a lot of time visiting the various beaches.
We went nearly every weekend day to one beach or another. One morning, I didn't feel very well, but I really wanted to go play in the ocean. My step-mom gave me some Pepto Bismol, and I pretended like I was good to go.
While we were hanging out, I got knocked down by a wave and sort of rolled up onto the beach. Since I already didn't feel well, adding the belly full of salt water and a good tumble was just what I needed to push my tummy over the edge.
I stood up and emptied the contents of my stomach on to the sand. It was a raging torrent of pink spew, and it took me by surprise. While I was finishing up, I saw a little white crab crawl out of my puddle of puke. I freaked out completely!
As an adult, I realize that I probably just tossed my cookies right on to this unfortunate creature. But at the time you I was convinced I had swallowed it while under water, and then I threw up BECAUSE there was a crab skittering around inside me.
We ended up having to go home early that day. Partially because I obviously wasn't well, and partially because I was so weirded out by throwing up a living animal. Who knew what else I'd swallowed, and what was going to come out next? Or NOT come out, which was actually even scarier!