Gee, trying to think of only one stupidest thing I've done isn't easy!

I guess the stupidest thing I did as a kid was when my friend and I were about 10 years old, and my sister was 7. We were alone in our house, while my parents were away. My friend and I decided to start a game of tag or chase with my little sister, and we ran while she chased after us. My friend and I darted out the back door, quickly turning and holding it shut behind us. We assumed that she'd stop or push against the wooden part of the door.

Wrong ... 7-year-old sister came full barrel, bursting straight ahead, arms out, through the glass door window. She pulled back again, and ended up with two 6-inch long gashes down to the bone in her upper arm. Talk about freaking out ... A neighbor heard our screams, and called an ambulance. My parents were a mile away working on our new house at the time, so I ran as fast as I could to go tell them.

Sister had a gazillion stitches and recovered fine, but still has huge scars 35 years later. My parents never blamed my friend and I, but I still felt guilty and stupid for a long time for playing a game of tag in the house.

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