I've had badly bruised ribs, and they hurt very bad, can't imagine goin fishin after actually crackin some!
If I had known then, that I had cracked them, I would have stayed home that day. But I have an obsession with fishing. It was my birthday, and I was going to go fishing. I already made the plans. The fishing was really really good then. The crappie were fantastic that time of the year. I was at my friend's house. They had just painted that porch, and the steps, not long before that. Her nephew saw me on the ground, and laughed his rear off at me, because I was getting us so
s l o w l y. The pain was pretty bad, but I wasn't going to let some pain ruin my day. I have somewhat of a high
threshold for pain. If I tell my doctor I need pain meds, he better believe I'm hurting...lol. Only time I ever asked for pain meds, was when I had kidney stones. Even then, most of the time I didn't take it. Besides, pain meds for the most part make me very sick at my stomach.
Anyway I went fishing and had fun. My kids didn't want to come with me. It was too cold, and it was December. Besides, they wanted to play games with my friend's kids. We were over there at least once or twice a week back then. I only had two kids. My friend had two girls. For a while she raised her nephew, and her niece. So she had 4 back then, and I had two kids. It was fun for the kids. Now the kids are all grown up. My friend and her husband just started up a new batch...lol. Their son just turned 3. My friend has grandchildren older than her 3rd child... not me. Two was enough. I will wait on the grandkids. I'm too old to be chasing around little ones full time.
