The dumbest things I've ever done

I need a laugh

“man does a dumb thing and regrets it, digital art” / DALL-E

I’m really flat and in desperate need of a good laugh.

It’s been a big month and I’ve got my Grandpa’s funeral tomorrow, but at last night’s

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chat, we joked about sharing all the dumb things we’ve ever done in a blog, which I thought was a great idea and made me smile.

So without further ado, here are the 6 dumbest things I’ve ever done or said (that I can remember):

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6. Getting 2 sets of golf clubs because I didn’t know if I was left or right-handed after 2 years of playing golf. Scott Fardy will never let me live this down.

5. Back in 2008 on one of my first tours to South Africa, we went to this really nice restaurant called Butcher Boys, and on the menu was this thing called “avo”. I had no idea what it was and turned to my teammate

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   who’s South African and said: “Rath, what’s this thing called avo? It is any good?” I asked. “I just fucking avocado mate.”

4. One night at uni, I drank so much that I shit my pants on the dorm roof. I was recovering from a broken leg and was trying to climb over the wall and got stuck on the roof for an hour because I was too scared to jump down and hurt my leg. A few dear friends came and helped me out, but they too will also never let me live that down.

3. Trying to do a start-up with someone who isn’t committed. They’ll say all the right things to save face, but when push comes to shove, they’ll leave you high and dry. Which leads to my next one…

2. Selling my family home just before the pandemic to fund 2 start-ups. This is the one that hurts, especially as house prices have skyrocketed since we sold. Plus one of the start-ups has shut down, and the other one still has a very uncertain future. I have so many regrets about selling the home my children were born in, and so mad at myself for being delusional for thinking I could make both of those start-ups succeed. I’ll write more about this in the coming weeks, as I need to forgive myself and move on.

1. Not asking for help sooner. I’ve made so many mistakes in the last few years that all could have been avoided had I not let my ego get in the way of me putting my hand up and ask for help. At least I’m getting help now and thanks to all my friends and family for sticking by me.

I’m sure the people I know will say I’ve done many other dumb things, but those are the ones that stand out to me. 

Anyways, if you can’t laugh at yourself, who can you laugh at? Thanks for reading.