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To think it's not funny anymore or am I just being uptight?

104 replies

notfunnyy · 12/10/2023 18:25

I fell over when out with a relative, I'm quite badly bruised and burst into tears from the shock and embarrassment after falling. I'm in my 20s so there was no concern about my being seriously injured, but I was still badly bruised and in pain. It happened in front of a huge crowd and was really embarrassing.

My relative found it hilarious watching me fall over, and stood there laughing whilst a stranger came over and helped me stand back up again. I laughed it off as well at the time, and tried to make a joke of it as I didn't want to take myself too seriously and I was embarrassed as a lot of people had seen it happen.

The whole day when I was with my relative they would randomly start laughing to themselves, and say they were thinking about when I fell over. They found it hilarious and kept bringing it up. It's been a few days now and they still laugh, like when they first see me they will start laughing and tell me they're remembering about when I fell over.

I'm finding it really tedious and annoying now, as I don't find it funny anymore and it feels like it's getting to become quite mean in nature to keep laughing about it, but I don't know if I'm just being uptight with no sense of humour?

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Conkersinautumn · 12/10/2023 18:28

Hugely hurtful and rude. Are they always so inappropriate about people being injured. Do they show any empathy in other situations?

Chamomileteaplease · 12/10/2023 18:28

Really immature and mean behaviour.

I think the last thing you want to hear when you are in pain and shock is the sound of someone laughing at you.

Malarandras · 12/10/2023 18:27

Your relative sounds like a right jerk! You are not being unreasonable.

NashEnquirer · 12/10/2023 18:26

That's unbelievably rude and annoying of your relative and I would tell them so.