No one has told me why kids would intentionally burn themselves. 
Although I can guess it was kinda like how we would thread a safety pin through our skin when I was a kid.
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Oh yeah I remember people doing safety pins like piercings?!?! And I’m a little older than you. I don’t remember people intentionally burning themselves on car lighters but knew what that pic was and that accidental burns happened in the way I recall getting my fingers closed in a door or trunk a couple of times and ouch.
I think it might be like Gen Z with the poke tattoos. DD and her friends were doing that and her psychiatrist told me not to make a big deal out of it becuz attention was what they were looking for.
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Im thinking it wasn’t intentional at all. It was more of exploring our world.
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My sister slammed the minivan sliding door on my thumb once. Definite ouch!
Ok that makes sense! I guess I was too smart to ever burn myself. 
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This photo was definitely posted to the right FB group. (I’m not a member of that group, just the algorithm trying to entice me(?))
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You’ll get a kick out of this
My boss - Master’s degree in Engineering - told the tale of hanging by his knees as a youngster and then wondering what would happen if he straightened out his legs
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I’m traumatized just looking at that!
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I’m traumatized just looking at that!
Ouch.
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WTH just happened? It kept the draft from my previous post.
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I’d like to think I’m a smart person, but I remember when I was about 12, my brother dared me to pick up a hot oven thermometer with my bare hand, and for some reason, I did. 
My thumb and pointer finger had quite the blisters on them. When I saw that picture, my 1st thought was that someone dared him to do that!
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That still sounds like too much effort 
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Ikr
I suspect it takes less effort to be an Olympic athlete (in less sexy events) than it takes to attend an Olympics as a spectator
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I think you’ve definitely accomplished that.
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I remember it, but only because it was on the “Top 10 Best Old Commercials.”
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