Well, some of the odd jobs I have done were pretty punishing but two things do come to mind for sure...

One was getting into a drinking game with a former room mate of mine and the both of us drained a 1.75 of Jim Beam in one night just between the two of us. The hangover the next morning was legendary! What is a hangover from hell? Waking up the next morning STILL drunk and hung over!

That and seeing how many shots of Everclear 190 I could take back to back. My limit was three and I was holding my breath a lot! My stomach felt like I was going to barf up blue fire at any second!

Then there was sitting through the entire movie BABEL! SUCK FEST! I still want my 10 bucks back!

I lost a daughter.

Most punishing thing I ever did was basic training but next to that was a 100 km walk in 16 hours.

Ouch, I am really sorry to hear that Krupa.

((Hugs Krupa))

Living in the same house with the ex hubby's family for 3 years! They broke my mind, heart & spirit

I learned to trust myself through it all though so it's one of those things I couldn't change & still be me

no meals for 3 days

That was the fun part of the military. No Schitt.

Watching grandpa die of a heart attack when I was about 6 or so and watching my dad beat his chest and breath into his mouth for what seemed like forever, saying "Come on!" over and over

All natural child birth four times, which means nothing to stop the pain. No pain no gain.

Watching the neighbor die in my arms after her car ran her over. Blood coming out of her mouth and her last words were "Go get my babies".

Having my ingrown toe nails removed when the anesthetic didn't work.

Continuing to walk even though I have the equivalent to several Charlie horses in my legs all the time.

Not when you aren't in shape.

A few neuro-surgeries. It leaves ya sore for a good long time.

I'm so sorry Kruppa...no one should have to go through that.

Naw, Krupa has me beat.

Every day... 10 minutes after I wake up.


(Sorry for ya' Krupps... Really)

It just shows how really resilient we all are that is all.

I have so much to be thankful for that this ain't nothin

what

I have never put myself through anything punishing

wouldn't do that to me - I like me




but others have put me through some times that I still cannot/will not discuss

Divorce, the most painful and yet rewarding experience....at least the freedom part of it...the rest was pretty painful

I'm sorry Krupa and Dragoness, that you had to go through those experiences. Life can be so unfair.

Most of the trouble I've had has come from other people, starting with my emotionally unstable father trying to commit suicide with me when I was six years old.

The most difficult experiences I put myself through were in the raising of eight children, mostly as a single parent with no one to turn to.

Having to move back to the States and dealing with unemployment, temporary homelessness and depression - at the same time the three youngest were going through anger issues, clinical depression and regression (due to the divorce and move) - has been killer.

The stress of it all has greatly affected my health and aged me considerably in the past five years. The only thing that keeps me going is faith - in G-d and myself - and the hope that it will all turn out for the best.

Rehearsals when i used to study performing arts.