Little Biff Is A Little Soldier

[Coyote]

Another cool thing about being a kid these days is when you break limbs and shit, you get COLOURED casts! And colour choices! Woo hoo!

Why was I not informed of this?!

[Biff]

Coloured casts?!
I know white is a colour, but it's a very boring one. Hopefully he'll get a more exciting one when he returns for a re-fit this time next week.

[Hitcher]

I gotta idea.

As we all know, people is dumb, right?

Howsabout we improve the evolution of smartness by shooting everyboddy in the head when they born, and then we lets the ones that still passes bursary before they turn 18 breed. Rinse and repeat.

Sperm swims just as fast at the shallow end of the gene pool as it does at the deep end...

[Sparky Bills]

What a little ledgend!!!

Make sure you get a light coloured cast, so people can sigh it!!!

[sels1]

Sorry for the thread highjack,but the day my son broke his arm is burned into my brain as a day from the twilight zone.

cripes mate - sorry to hear it.

And regards to little Biff also.

Our local primary wont do school camps any more - too many OSH hazards. When my kids were there they did heaps and all the kids got a lot from it.
I think you have to accept there will always be some kid somewhere that will find a way to break his arm no matter what precautions you take. The rest shouldnt be denied the challenges and opportunities for development that outdoor activities present. Dealing with an element of risk is an essential part of our makeup. (and I dont just mean motorcyclists!)

[Slipstream]

Another cool thing about being a kid these days is when you break limbs and shit, you get COLOURED casts! And colour choices! Woo hoo!

So did we...it was called felts

[Slipstream]

All he could say when I picked him up was, "Does this mean we can't go swimming in the morrow?" (his word for tomorrow).

No tears, just a grimace. My little soldier. Bless him xxxx

Glad the little tyke is A OK ...Not looking forward to the first bone breakage in my household Already had my youngest bite through her tongue. Looks like she's had her tongue pierced now *sigh*

Kids eh, what are ya gonna do...?

[Jackrat]

Guess that's why they call it break time huh!!
Sorry couldn't help it.

Anyway,I have this theory ya' see.
If a kid damages themselfs heaps as a kid, then they don't damage themselfs as much as adults.
My own dauther used to knock herself about a fair bit, but now she's older she seems to have got over it an the last few years have been accident free.
I on the other hand never really hurt myself as a kid,but after I turned thirty I got into it in a big way.
Or maybe it was the same falls but less bounce,who knows.
Orange casts look neat.

[jrandom]

If a kid damages themselfs heaps as a kid, then they don't damage themselfs as much as adults.

Hmmm, good theory... dunno if it's accurate, though. I never broke much as a kid, and I haven't started yet.

Mrs Random, on the other hand, was always splintering bones up as a young 'un, and just last night she tripped and fell while running and shunted her kneecap pretty bad, she's still not walking proper.

[Wonko]

It brings a tear to my eye how little kids can do these days. I'm a kid at heart and a walk through my old school had me wondering where it all went wrong with the OSH and PC rules. The old wooden fort used to have a chain climbing wall about 16 feet high that you could climb up and then flip over the top rail. it was fun at 6 and at 16 bit gone by the time I was 23. They also removed the rope swings and replaced the bark with the soft shreded rubber. Now what are the boys going to throw at each other?? The metal climbing frames are gone, everything is "safe". Everyone is "stupid" more like. How are the kids meant to grow up and know, and explore their limits if they can't have fun and do some damage to themselves?

[Biff]

I never broke a single bone as a kid. As an adult - broken nose twice (rugby), broken finger (forgot to keep finger in while extending hand in a fist shape in order to make contact with another guy), broken knuckle (ditto, different occasion), broken ankle (rugby).

I'm sending a letter to the school on Monday as the principle appears to be shitting himself (3 phone calls yesterday on answering machine) thinking that I'm going to complain. The letter will simply state that I hold no-one responsible but myself and my wife for having sex. Thirty three seconds of madness on our part which resulted in Ms Biff producing said offspring. Kids must be allowed to learn. As hard a lesson as it is.

Thanks to all for your concern and best wishes.

[TonyB]

Biff Baff and Rainbow Wizard- hope the lads have a speedy recovery. Must be a bit freaky to see your little one 'broken' like that. Not so bad when it's yourself, but when it's your kids....
As for the wrapping kids in cotton wool debate. I agree it's all gone a bit far. Kids have to learn to deal with dangerous situations while they can still bounce, otherwise they'll really do some damage later on. Where to draw the line though? Evey parent is going to have a different idea, and I guess schools must be paranoid about this sort of thing. Biff Baff is pretty relaxed about it, while others would be looking for someones head, so I guess the schools have to cater for the latter.

[Aaron]

Sorry to hear about Little Biff... Biff Baff

The use of 'morrow' is just cool

Shit like this is breeding our race weaker as kids get there hands held and aren't allowed to learn on there own behalf.

Amen to that!!

[Gen]

Ahh children
I'm surprised that I never broke anything, considering the play equipment we had, and what we got up to with it! We had a real fireman's pole, about three stories high, a slide about ten metres high Mind you a friend of mine almost pushed her friend off the fireman's pole, so perhaps it is'nt such a good idea.When it comes down to it, a broken arm really isn't a big deal, it happened very rarely when I was a child, and when it did, the person who broke their arm was very excited at having people sign the cast.
I'm just sorry for the child when it happens cause it hurts!
Win win situation really

[hobdar]

Man I hope your little one heals up good, gotta a 4 year old and he thinks he's bullet proof as do most, lots of things to look forward to.....

Hope the pain doesn't get too much for the little fella.......