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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/RibblesCobblelob on 2026-01-25 01:25:01+00:00.
I was building with my 5-year old when I realized I hadn't finished taking my pills for the day. I have to add that I am a very confident pill taker, I take a bunch of supplements and will usually do 5+ in a single swallow. I was also simultaneously listening to the Monte Carlo rally through one airpod so i could still interact with my kid.
I get few pills down and feel something lodge itself in my throat, at the same time I also notice I only have one airpod in and the other is not in sight. IMMEDIATE PANIC. I rush to the bathroom and shove my fingers down my throat to try and up-chuck. I curse my iron stomach that hasn't thrown up in nearly a decade and shakily acknowledge I'm probably going to the ER to have them remove an airpod before my stomach acid rips the battery open.
I figure before I drive us to the ER I should do one final sweep to make sure my airpod theory isn't wrong. It's not at the table we were playing at, not at the couch I was sitting on prior to play, I take my other airpod out to put back in the case and.... find the second nestled safely in its home.
It's at this point I look at my 5 year old and see her sheet white and scared for my life after the horrific sounds she heard. Took the next 15 minites to help her see the humor in it so she's not traumatized.
TL;DR Overconfidently took a handful of pills, got the fish oil pill lodged in my throat and mistook it for my airpod. Traumatized my 5 year old in the process.