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How young can you be when you irrevocably mess up your life? and How? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Just a thought I had, like what can a ten year old do(besides mass murder & accidents) that messes up their life so badly that it is unrecoverable?

It has to be something that is self inflicted and not something that is the cause of others around them.

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[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 35 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Any significant injury that results in paralysis would be a potential candidate. These become possible as soon as you become old enough to climb things like trees.

[–] iii@mander.xyz 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Diving head first into shallow water comes to mind

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Also: eating random slug you find on the street.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

Nah. You could still be nominated for director of HHS.

[–] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 days ago

yeah. rat lungworm.

[–] Haus@kbin.earth 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A kid in my class put his arm inside a... I don't remember if it was a lion or tiger cage back on the 70s before safety was a thing. Being armless isn't the end, but I bet he regretted that decision.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

There went all his hopes for an army career. No more pitching for the Mets. No more professional arm wrestling. No more rowing competitions, or stirring huge pots of gruel.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 days ago

I can do you one better: decide to explore near that baby gate that got left open.