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    Default I just crashed my car...

    yea, seriously. I was pulling into the garage and scraped the whole passenger side against the entrance. Its horrible. I just started crying and left the car there then I ran upstairs screaming my guys name.

    It looks horrible. I cant believe I just did this. After finding out Im pregnant Im definately not working now and dont want to use insurance to fix it because I dont want our deductible to go up. And we dont have extra money laying around to get it fixed. Guess Im going to be driving a car with scrapes all down the rear door and back panel. The back passenger door is majorly dented, it still opens but oh man - stupid stupid stupid.

    Oh man... I guess Im just ranting but I cant believe I just did that. Ive been pulling into that garage for 4 months now...

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    Man that sux...Mistakes happen. I don't really have any useful advice, but don't beat yourself up! Atleast it happened at your home and not out on the road though!

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    Sorry babe, sounds like you're having a rough day. Do you have any friends or relatives who work in a body shop? Maybe you could set up some kind of deal to get it fixed cheap and get it on payments. Well, I hope your day gets better!

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    Relax. It's okay. It sucks yes...but when I read the subject I thought you had been in an accident! So, at least it's not that!

    And I got WAY goofy when I was preggers, so you might do things and later say "What the hell is going on?" You're preggers, that's whats going on!

    Sorry you're having a bad day though.




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    Having had a few maJOR accidents myself lately....

    the main things are 1.) YOU are ok. 2.) You didn't hurt anything else!!! 3.) The car is replaceable! 4.) uh.... it was paint. It's not that bad! You said CRASh like you actually CRAshed it! girl.. you scratched it. you're fine. take a deep breath. everything can be fixed. it will all be ok.

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    I may as well have crashed it. I should pull it out to take pics but Im afraid Ill run into the side again pulling back in! Dont think Im going to drive anywhere for a week!

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    ^^^ You can't let that stop you.... I've bounced off shit in rush hour traffic because I had a different mirror set up than I was previously used to, broke down in a restaurant bathroom, and had to ride the thing home all sorts of emotional. I GOT PAST IT IN A HURRY.

    I understand you're going through a lot of stuff right now, and being pregnant certainly wasn't planned, nor easy, but you have to remember you're a STRONG person.

    Look at all the adversity you've faced in your life. How you've overcame it. And you're going to let a SCRAtch stop you????? You're better than that. We know so.

    If you feel your driving isn't where it should be, or is being affected by your personal life, call up your local driving school and schedule a private lesson. It's worth it. Just a refresher course to make sure everything is as it should be.... sometimes we start making habitual mistakes that follow us around. I highly reccommend this.

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    AL: Find something fun & distracting to do that doesn't involve driving. Watch favorite comedian on YT, favorite movie part, favorite song, jog, kickbox, etc. Maybe favorite drink wouldn't hurt, either.

    Sounds like car is driveable, so Mo. morning, take pics(best to get damage documented early in the game), then do your stuff. Best to be relaxed for WE interview. Best wishes**

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    Oh goodness. Thanks for freaking me out for a minute with your thread title! I thought you got in a serious car accident and were hurt. I'm glad you're okay!

    I agree with Colette. It was just an accident at your home. You didn't get hurt..except emotionally. No one else got hurt. It could have been wayyy worse. You'll be able to fix it eventually.

    I've scratched (and dented) up my car before and felt really embarrassed about it for a while but ya get over it. I learned to look at it and laugh. Silly me. I also looked around at other cars in parking lots and noticed I wasn't the only one who had made mistakes!

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    I know, it's scary when shit happens in/on a vehicle. It's noisy, there's usually some jolting... but what happened when you were a kid and you dropped your bicycle??? Did you refuse to ever ride again????

    No. You got back on that bike and you rode. Well, this may be a car, but it's a small scratch, and you wouldn't be the first. Nothing's really wrong with the car. It's a blow to your confidence and to your ego, sure, but nothing really happened. P

    Get back on the proverbial horse once you've calmed down and remind yourself you're an ok driver. (but i do recommend that class.)

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    I've done that before, backed out of a garage but didn't know the huge trash can was in the corner and ended up knocking off my mirror which caused $200 to buy a new one to put on.. I hated myself for awhile after that.

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    I've done worse.....I was looking for a new vehicle last winter ( I have less then a year of payments on my truck), so I pull in the dealership, look at cars for 30 mins or so and head out. I walk to my truck noticing no one is behind me, I hop in, look at my phone, and then go into reverse.

    In that time a worker for the dealership brought someone brand new on-order truck around and parked it behind me, but off to the side. I checked right behind me, but, I didn't check left or right cuz no one was there 10-15 seconds ago, in reverse and ruin the guys bumper, who is standing in front waiting to recieve his brand new truck.

    Needless to say I felt this >< small. I gave them my insurance, and drove off, I was upset that I did something so stupid. But, afterwards I let myself breath, look at the situtation, and bit-the-bullet and paid for the bumper ($700) cash.

    Lesson learned, life goes on

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    This isnt a small scratch. It starts on the handle.... scratches all down from under the window to the bottom of the door all down the rear pass door along with a huge dent where the door closes - i mean the dent is an inch deep 3-4 inches wide and runs top to bottom.... along with scratches on the panel behind the door... its really deep, paint gone... its really bad. Im guessing at least a grand to fix and thats really stretching it- probably double.... i really should take pics.

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    how about this... we're trying to make you feel better.... what do you WANT us to say????

    a scratch, even if it's a bad one, is still a scratch. no one hurt, car still works. i understand the $$ sucks, but you WILL get through this.

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    Youre right, im sorry. thanks for the messages. im so emotional... i just got done going thru a crying fit... now my eyes burn and my head hurts <--- ima go make a whole new post about this one.... oh and heres pics of the car. i guess its not as bad as i think it is... just up close it looks bad.





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    Audrey,

    This is one of those situations where talk and support can only go so far. It will seem better in the morning, and better still the next day... and so on.

    Time... sometimes it just takes time.

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    on a side note:

    CONGRATULATIONS on da baby!
    Quote Originally Posted by alessandra View Post
    I like them large and cut. Sort of like strawberries.

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    I'm sorry. That totally sucks. If it makes you feel any better I've done things like that before. My dad even backed completely into my car once and dented up the back of it. It was parked in the driveway where I would park it every single day and for some reason he just plowed into it. We all have our "oh shit" moments, but you'll feel better in a day or two.

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    awww. That sucks. I'm sorry. If it makes you feel any better.....
    I once ripped the driver's side door off my mom's car cause I forgot to close the door. Yeah. Don't know where my brain was on thatone. I forgot to close the door and backed into the horse trailer and the door caught on it. I figured if I gave it some gas, the door would uncatch, and I could close it.
    well, the door fell off.
    Although the look on my mother's face was totally worth it

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    A slide hammer will pull the dent out and most of those scratches will come out with rubbing compound and a buffing wheel. $500 dollars and get it done in Carson city or Reno where it will be cheaper.

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    Thanks guys. I took a nap and have cleared my head a little. I dont know why Im freaking about THIS. When I was 16 I drove into a parked car and totaled my Acura. This is much better than that!

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    i sneezed at a yield once and caused a 3 car pileup.
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    I like them large and cut. Sort of like strawberries.

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    Oh poor girl, that sucks
    I feel your pain. The side of my car looks the exact same way. I made friends with the pole on my way out of the garage.

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    Man, I just saw this! Ugh. Total suckage. I do know that feeling, and it always seems to happen at the worst possible time, doesn't it?
    "Before I conceived you, I wanted you. Before you were born, I loved you. Before you were here an hour, I would die for you. This is the miracle of life." -- Maureen Hawkins

    "I just can't get over how much babies cry. I really had no idea what I was getting into. To tell you the truth, I thought it would be more like getting a cat." -- Anne Lamott

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    Quote Originally Posted by RoseWhite View Post
    Man, I just saw this! Ugh. Total suckage.
    Dude (I just said dude, hehe) I know.... Im going to go take a nice hot bath and stop thinking for a while....

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