How do I get people to stop thinking I cut? (Duck scratches)

[Ducks-love-me]

My ducks scratch me on my arms and she i go to school everyone assumes that I cut myself! I don't obviusly! So how do I tell people that my ducks are just scratching me? And make them believe it? There is this one guy who really won't believe me and I don't want to be ciewed as someone who inflicts self harm on themselves.

 

[Pyxis]

I hear you with the scratches. Whenever I pick up my muscovies I know I'm gonna get it, lol. Unfortunately there's not really anything you can do to convince someone who won't believe you short of bringing in a video of your ducks scratching you. That's just how some people are. If he's giving you a hard time tell a teacher or another adult that he is bothering you and saying these things so that they can talk to him about it.

 

[Ducks-love-me]

Yeah it wasn't just him. So many people think it. But I will try to either tell the teacher or just try to ignore him and know the story that is true and right. Because I know I don't cut myself so what would it matter if other people thought I did. As long as I know the truth!!!

 

[Amykins]

I don't know what that guy's deal is, but next timehe gives you grief invite him to your house. A few knocks by a duck oughta change his tune!

 

[Ducks-love-me]

I don't know what that guy's deal is, but next timehe gives you grief invite him to your house. A few knocks by a duck oughta change his tune!

Oh my gosh I literally love this! Thanks!!!

 

[Fun Farmer]

Take your little ducks to school on show and tell day. Let your fellow students hold them and make sure to bring extra band aids. Seeing is believing.

 

[enola]

You could try wearing a long sleeved shirt when you play with your ducks.

 

[mominoz]

Just roll your eyes, and say< "seriously? I raise/have ducks, they have toenails...duh, don't live in a fluffy girl bubble..." I am a grandmother...but , it just sounds like naive people with limited information. ....If you want to prove it , take a closeup of your ducks feet and toes ... I bruise easy, just little bumps, all my life, I always have half a dozen on me, as a child I remember them saying "how did you get all those brusies on your shins...?"duh...."I don't know, playing" (this was 50-60's before the cutting fad). My mother also brusied easy, my daughter and one son does too. One day I was at the dr. and he said ," you have a bruise"....I burst out laughing.... "no my husband doesn't beat me, I am like, half hemophiliac ...if I don't have a half dozen bruises on me ,it's unusual., been this way all my life.... He then looked at my skin and said, "oh, you are missing a fat layer under your skin..."(you can easily see my veins and arteries). Which may also be why heat doesn't bother me and I freeze before anyone else...
I have gotten scratches from working with raspberries, fencing, my ducks and geese, cutting privetts and brush.....if anyone says anything , I just say ...."I have a farm, animals and I work outside a lot"