By Anonymous - 02/01/2016 16:09 - United States - San Mateo

Today, I found out that you can give your grandpa a Vietnam flashback when you set off a leftover firecracker from New Years. I also found out that a 76 year old hits pretty fucking hard when freaking out. FML
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Tripartita 44

That's why I carry firecrackers around whenever I'm with my veteran grandfather. In case I ever piss somebody off, I know I'm a lighter-flick away from Hulk-level protection. Some people think I'm exploitative and douchey, but to them I say… *takes out lighter and firecrackers*

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muncherofice 19

The new year started out with a bang I suppose. Hopefully your grandpa is ok.

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schreibergx93 19

Well, Vietnam was a very difficult war for the veterans who are still surviving now. PTSD is no joke. Sorry OP

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Etweens96 25

Yeah PTSD is not fun. My dad is a Vietnam veteran and he has his days where he's moody. I know your grandpa didn't mean to and I know he would never harm you. Give him a hug to show you're there for him and thank him for his service for me

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MasterTron 24

I heard that is some cases they where being poisoned after being offered free meals at peoples homes and I think even at restaurants too.

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sboghani 9

You would think people would've learned from Drake and Josh.

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tfowl61692 14

I hope your grandpa didn't hurt you to bad, hope your both ok.

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RogueOne 10

This is more of a **** his life situation to be honest

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KhaleesiDannie 26

I never heard that but I just heard from my dad who wasn't poisoned the really sad part is a lot of them didn't choose to go they were drafted so it was either go to Nam leave your family and country for good or go to jail

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divinorum11 11

I don't know why so many people say you deserved it. Unless you knew he was so badly affected by PTSD it's not like setting off an extra small firework is some heinously irresponsible blunder. Sorry to hear about your grandpa's mental scars though, he has my sympathy.

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MikaykayUnicorn 36

He might not be badly affected at all, but small things can set PTSD off. Loud noises are one of the most common. OP should have known. They totally deserved it. Imagine the horrible flashbacks their grandpa had to relive.

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divinorum11 11

Not everyone is savvy to the various manifestations of PTSD. A sufferer can be triggered by any number of stimuli, and unless PTSD is something you have made yourself educated on, it's easy enough to do something otherwise innocent and accidently push a victim over the edge. OP should have known, but that doesn't mean they're at fault for not knowing. I should have been more clear and stated that unless OP knew about PTSD triggers and that his grandpa suffered from it, setting off a small leftover firecracker isn't deserving of what resulted. It's just an unfortunate situation, and now hopefully OP is wiser for it.

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tj4234 35

I've often wondered how many veterans suffer from PTSD each year caused by major festivals such as New Years. It must be a lot. Especially with the older generation who remember the artillery from the World Wars.

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kelizsaiz 4

PTSD is super complex. I was raised by vets WWII, Korea, Vietnam. My oldest son is 8 yrs into his military career. I've seen triggers as simple as an accent, or them finding out I spoke mandrin Chinese, Russian &German. Hope you are both alright.

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