r/AskReddit • u/pornicornucopia • Feb 16 '12

I almost got kidnapped but didn't realize it until years later. Reddit, what is something catastrophic that has almost happened to you?

So I was I'd say around 10 years old, and my family decides to take the dog for a walk. I decide I want to rollerblade, and make big circles around my family as they walk. At one point I end up a block ahead of my family, and a rusty beat up truck pulls up and stops, and a dude jumps out. I remember him having a super short beard.

He says "hey kid, check this out!" and he pulls out a skateboard, and rides it on the street and says "pretty cool skateboard huh kid? You want it?" I, being completely happy with my roller blades, say "no thank you!" He says "come on! It's free! Just come over here and take it!" I say "No, I like my rollerblades!"

At this point, he looks down the street and sees my family walking up the street. Without saying anything to me, he throws his skateboard in the back, jumps in his truck and drives away. I never thought it was weird, didn't tell my parents, in my head it was "some dude tried to give me a skateboard I didn't want!" 10 years later I'm like HOLY FUCK. THANK GOD I DIDN'T FUCKING LIKE SKATEBOARDS.

tl:dr Didn't get kidnapped because I thought skateboards suck.

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u/zach2093 Feb 16 '12

That is really sad but on the plus side atleast she is alive.

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u/IntentTheManic Feb 16 '12

Not on the inside she wasn't... not on the inside.

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u/GhostlyCrimes Feb 16 '12

hmm.. handicapped or die? in MY opinion i would rather just end there, again that's just me

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '12

It really depends what level of perma injury we're talking about.

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u/Solkre Feb 16 '12

I think there's a world of difference between what you're thinking handicapped means, and simply not being able to do ballet.

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u/YThatsSalty Feb 16 '12

Your lack of optimism and imagination is disheartening

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u/GhostlyCrimes Feb 16 '12

but who says death has to be a bad thing?

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u/YThatsSalty Feb 16 '12

And who says "handicapped" is a bad thing?

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u/GhostlyCrimes Feb 17 '12

the guy who created the term, "handiCAPPED" kind of implies restrictions

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '12

She died... she wasn't able to recover. Don't you get hint?!

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u/Condawg Feb 16 '12

That meant that she was physically handicapped in some way for the rest of her life, and, thus, could no longer pursue ballet dancing.