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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/loco-burn on 2025-07-07 08:17:59+00:00.

Adding another injury on my throwaway account. This time, 2 giant bruises on the back of my thighs.

On the North Shore of Oahu, HI there is a 20 to 40 jumping rock in Waimea Bay. I’ve jumped it years ago, but I was chicken shit back then and climbed to a lower ledge to jump. Today with the friend pressure and trying to be a fearless example for me kids, I climbed back up. And this time, I was doing the full height.

I sat on top of the rock for 20 minutes. Contemplating the life choices that brought me to the rock. Being mad at myself for thinking it would be easy because I did it all those years ago. Mad at my husband for joking he was gonna push me. All the while dudes are doing back flips, and all sorts of kids jumping off only to immediately climb back up and do it again.

When I finally convinced myself to jump, I hesitated. Do I plug my nose to stop the water? Do I cannon ball? Do I put my arms at my side to be a stiff pencil? What if I belly flop? Are my kids even watching? All these things in a span of less than 2 seconds.

My body decided to kick my legs out into a seated position. The slap of 140lbs hitting the water, ass first, was heard by the entire beach&. Pretty sure the ocean gave me a small enema. My thighs were immediately tender, but I didn’t let it ruin my day. It wasn’t until we left and we finally saw the beginnings of welts. It hurts to do anything that involves sitting or laying on back. I now have 2 ice packs on the back of my purple and black legs. Lessons were learned. I now I know how to jump, but I doubt I will ever try to again

Tl;dr. Jumped off a 30ft rock into the ocean, hit the water ass first. It now hurts to sit.