Thread: What are the chances of breaking 2 hands in a week

Seems to me that, despite the issues and demons you've been dealing with for a few years, you've managed to bring up a basically good kid! I'm pretty sure you'll be proud of him in the years to come, as he shows a level understanding for his fellow man that nowhere enough young people have.
Having just had two pins removed from my broken hand and starting to get some movement and strength back, I hope he recovers well.

When he was younger, I took him to Bunnings and left him in the play area, with in a minute he had fallen off the climbing and fell and broke 2 arms, green stick fracture.

Just wondering if you considered getting his bone density / strength checked by the doc. One of my mates from scouts had a very mild form of brittle bones so he could do most things just not contact sports and heavy landings from heights. The only time I remember him having a broken bone was dodgeball where he jumped, got hit in the legs mid air and broke his arm or wrist on the wooden floors.

#2 daughter is the dare-devil of the family.

When she was 2, they received a swing set for Christmas. Within a week, the swings were boring, but it made a good climbing frame.

At age 4 she would ride a wooden trolly down her slippy dip.

She can ride a rip-stick (think of a plank of wood with a single wheel at each end. The wheels swivel & the plank is jointed in the middle... )

BUT - she was walking thru the shed one day at age 9, tripped on a log on the floor, and broke her right wrist, and her left arm. 2 plasters at the same time, for 6 weeks.

True to form, she managed to do everything herself. From getting dressed, eating dinner, and even riding that rip-stick. Only missed 1 day of school, but was mighty unhappy with school when they wouldn't let her go on a bike ride excursion due to the OH&S risk.

So, 2 hands within 1 week - yep, I believe it....

Good to hear you have such an understanding & supportive family. No matter what happens, they are there for you.

G'Day Mate.
Sounds like you've done a great job of raising a Young Man, there.
Too many people just raise boys or girls, and that is what they get, Grown up boys and girls.
Forgiveness, perspective, empathy and a strong sense of Justice. There are too few like him, and You in the world.
WE beat ourselves up for injustice to our Children, just like we vowed we never would do when young. Then we realise that we are fallible just like our parents were.
Our mistakes do NOT define us, Crap happens, what comes after makes us an adult or not. If you admitted you over-reacted(if so) and apologise if the accusation was groundless (if so) then that's is the best we can be expected to do Mate.

From a Fellow self-flagellating Parent.
Dave.

Originally Posted by frantic

Just wondering if you considered getting his bone density / strength checked by the doc. One of my mates from scouts had a very mild form of brittle bones so he could do most things just not contact sports and heavy landings from heights. The only time I remember him having a broken bone was dodgeball where he jumped, got hit in the legs mid air and broke his arm or wrist on the wooden floors.

Saw the plastic surgeon this morning said xray showed bone density ok., got the cast off the left hand, as that appears to be ok.
Splinted up today for right hand and noted he had 2 broken carphel? bones ends , but should heal ok. Check up in 4 weeks after another Xray.
He showed me where he punched the wall, it was a a junction of the studs and noggins ,so no give. These are pine they are hardwood.

Originally Posted by It'sNotWorthComplaining!

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I did later tell him the studs are 450 mm apart so measure before hitting.

Get him to complete a risk assessment, submit it to his supervisor and ask management for approval to proceed with the anger outburst!

Either that or get him to count to ten!

He had time to think it through and spoke to you as an adult to another adult. You have to be proud of that.

With regard to the 450mm - one of my kids would still have found the stud! He was just so unlucky. So I gave them an 'out'. I went to one of those places that sells exercise stuff and bought a punching bag. Hung it up in a corner of the covered deck and told them: "If you get the dirts with you mother or me - or one of your siblings - go take it out on the bag. No-one will love you any less for getting your feelings sorted out - and it's better than taking it out on us."

Strange things, kids. That bag was rarely used - but they used to take long bike rides

Hang in there - that kid of yours sounds like a keeper. When you get past this and to the stage (and age) where you can have them share with you (and deal with you) as mates and not father and son, you know that the long haul is over.

Good luck.