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My "tiny" mum gave my headteacher a black eye

What did your mom do that became the stuff of legend? "My mum gave my headteacher a black eye!!" OMG. Isn't that the best answer ever? *** My mum is barely over 5 feet tall, really well-spoken, and just a true lady. But back in the late 70s, when she worked nights as a nurse, things were a bit wilder. She even played strip poker with the patients on her spinal ward to pass the time. She always won too, since they had a sheet and she had her uniform. We lived in a tough area. Our headteacher, Mr. Jackson, was a huge guy, at least 6'4", and everyone hated him. He was really mean. He even caned me once just because my friend swore, and I wasn't even there! So, every day at lunch, Mr. Jackson would take something from my lunch. Mum complained, while Mr. Jackson kept taking them. After about three weeks, Mum told him there would be consequences if he "stole" our juice again. Well, he did it again that very day. Only this time, Mum was right there at the lunch hall door and saw him. She flew across the hall and confronted him. I swear, I've never seen my mum move so fast! She literally hopped onto a chair, put her foot up on his desk, and landed the most perfect punch to his eye ever. She then calmly climbed back down, got to my level, and said, "Violence is never right, but standing up for what's right always is." Then she looked at him and said, "They will get their juice or I will be here every day." Mr. Jackson just stood there, mouth open, hand over his eye, and nodded. I was completely amazed. She just spun around and walked out. He didn't show up for the rest of the day, but the next day, he had the blackest black eye you've ever seen. Mum's tiny hand must have hit him just right because he sported that bruise for two whole weeks! After that, I got my juice, always! BEST MUM EVER! All the kids were in awe of her. She was definitely not someone you wanted to cross, but she was also the most loving parent anyone could wish for. #FamilyStories #BestMum #TrueStory #WWIIKid #GrowingUp #UnforgettableMoments #LifeLessons #ParentingGoals

My "tiny" mum gave my headteacher a black eye
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She Fell 10000 Feet From A Plane And Miraculously Survived

Imagine this. It was Christmas Eve back in 1971 and a plane called LANSA Flight 508 was flying over Peru when lightning just ripped the aircraft apart in mid-air. Among the passengers was a 17 year old girl named Juliane Koepcke. She had literally just graduated high school the day before. Still strapped into her seat she plunged more than 10000 feet straight down into the Amazon rainforest. And here is the truly incredible part. She miraculously survived. She woke up all alone with only minor injuries. Luckily she remembered some survival skills her parents had taught her. She followed a stream drank rainwater and rationed a tiny bag of sweets she found in the wreckage. After trekking for 11 days through that dense jungle she finally reached a remote logging camp. That is where she was found. She was the only person to survive that whole disaster. #SurvivalStory #TrueStory #HumanResilience #ChristmasEve #PlaneCrash #AmazonRainforest #MiracleSurvival #InspiringStories

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A "Pint-Sized Terror" Who Made a Drunk Abuser Beg for Mercy!! 👵

My grandmother, a fierce woman barely over five feet tall with fiery red hair, was a newlywed living in the Bronx in the early 1900s. Her family's motto was "Fierce" When Roused,' and it turned out to be incredibly fitting. One day, she heard her upstairs neighbor crying. It turned out the woman's husband regularly came home drunk and beat her. Now, my grandfather was a huge guy, but Grandma didn't need his help. She told the neighbor to leave her door unlocked and stamp on the floor the next time he started. The stomp came. My grandmother, broom in hand, burst into the apartment. She beat that drunken husband until he hid under the bed, begging for mercy. Every time he dared to peek out, she'd hit him again. In a full-blown fury, she laid down the law: if she ever had to come back, she'd beat him twice as hard. "And," she added, "I'll go to your bar and tell every man there a woman beat you until you crawled under the bed!" She never had to return. It's wild to think she was also a polite, educated lady from Victorian times. But for her family, violence against women was an absolute line in the sand. She showed him. *** It's funny how we often picture Victorian ladies as delicate flowers. Yet, if you look at women's magazines from that very time, building up upper body strength by swinging Indian clubs was a popular recreation for women. Go grandma..go!! #FamilyStories #GrandmaStories #TrueStory #VictorianEra #FamilyHistory

A "Pint-Sized Terror" Who Made a Drunk Abuser Beg for Mercy!! 👵
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