April 7, 2004
The Danger of Bouncy Beds
In one of the comments I received about the new bedroom furniture, someone was encouraging jumping on beds. I have a warning to some of you out there - your mom was right. Don't do it. I found this out the hard way. See, what happened was I was jumping on a bed this one time and it was especially bouncy. So bouncy in fact that my head hit the ceiling. I ended up with a concussion.
Me: Well, I think I might have hurt my head and I'm kind of dizzy.
Doctor: How exactly did you hurt yourself.
Me: I hit my head on the ceiling.
Doctor: Do you mind if I ask you how?
Me: Well...uh...I was jumping up and down on the bed.
Doctor: ... ... ...
I guess it might help explain the doctor's reaction if I told you that I was 23 years old at the time. Posted by Chris at April 7, 2004 8:04 AM
Ha Ha. My sister (at age 7) once broke her cheek bone while jumping on the bed with our other sister (age 13). She had to wear this thing that made her look like the Phantom of the Opera. This was two years ago.
Posted by: Oliquig at April 7, 2004 8:13 AM23 is plenty young enough to be jumping on beds.
Posted by: liz at April 7, 2004 8:18 AM*Sigh* such a spoilsport!
2 little monkeys jumping on the bed,
1 fell off and bumped his head,
Mummy called the doctor, and the doctor said
"No more monkeys Jumping on the bed"
hehhehehe
Posted by: Cheeky Girl at April 7, 2004 8:37 AMMy little munchkin likes to jump on the bed. It's hard trying to explain things to a 3 year old - but 23? Hee Hee (concussion aside). What I really want is a trampoline for my backyard so we've all got a little child left in us no matter how old we get!
Posted by: Kimmie at April 7, 2004 8:39 AM~what a bout a mid 30-something who still jumps on the bed?~
Posted by: btezra at April 7, 2004 9:54 AMhah, that story was great =P silly you
Posted by: tiffanie at April 7, 2004 11:03 AMis that the hemnes set?! that's the very set i want. good choice.
Posted by: reb at April 7, 2004 11:57 AMWatch out for those trampolines. I broke my tailbone at 17 on one.
Posted by: Anne at April 7, 2004 12:05 PMYou should ofcourse leave the jumping on beds to the experts!!
Posted by: Someone at April 7, 2004 12:53 PMhahahhaaaaa oh, how hard I am laughing right now.
Posted by: yvonne at April 7, 2004 1:28 PMOnce? I split my lip open with my hairbrush. I was singing into it like a microphone and got a little too into my performace and whacked myself in the face with it. It bled a lot. I was 19.
Posted by: Amalah at April 7, 2004 2:05 PMSounds like something I've done. That's just to funny. :-)
Posted by: Maurice at April 7, 2004 2:17 PMi say jump on beds anyway. it keeps you young at heart. since i am still the size of the average 12-year-old, i don't have to worry about hitting my head on the ceiling. for you, maybe you should wear a helmet or strap a pillow to your head. or perhaps put a thick layer of foam on the ceiling. or get cathedral ceilings. or... just remove the ceilings altogether.
Posted by: leah at April 7, 2004 2:23 PMone word: DORK!
Posted by: laura at April 7, 2004 2:27 PMThis is why all bedrooms should have vaulted ceilings. I don't have this problem, though, I'm short, so I can jump on the bed as much as I want to.
Posted by: pie at April 7, 2004 3:17 PMHm. I tell my son he can jump on the crappy bed in the guest bedroom, or on his bed (no frame, mattresses on the floor b/c he's in THAT stage), but NOT on our good/expensive bed. I'm so going to mommy jail.
Posted by: Zoot at April 7, 2004 3:18 PM*sigh* I wanted to sing the monkey song. But someone beat me to it. I guess that's what I get for sleeping in.
Posted by: Heather at April 7, 2004 5:20 PMMy husband did this a broke my brand new bed!!! awk!
Posted by: Rachel in Alaska at April 7, 2004 9:18 PMOh way to go Chris! hehe. That made me laugh. I learnred the hard way too.. although I was 5 (or so). I was jumping up in down so hard that the bottom fell out of the my crip. Guess I never did that again ;)
Posted by: Katie at April 7, 2004 10:25 PMThis one time at band camp....
Posted by: wlfldy at April 9, 2004 7:53 AM
