Athletic son in a cast for 6 weeks… what to do?

[Anonymous]

^ but now thinking about it again, with an elbow injury, couldn’t he go out with friends mostly as normal? My son tore his ACL and meniscus so was more limited for a bit. He still went to practices as normal for the season until it ended when he could and sat there because he wanted to. Your son may want to go to things like he did before because he’s part of the team.

[Anonymous]

Is it his first time you are allowing him to do something non-baseball related. He must be brilliant

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:His brain works. He can make a list of things he wants to do with this down time and start crossing them off the list. Empower him to use his own brain!

What’s the purpose of your existence? You realize this entire board is full of people seeking advice and suggestions rather than using their own brains, don’t you?

Have you always been an insufferable twatwaffle?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He’s 15. Thanks.

At 15 he should be able to come up with things to do. Encourage that!

Get a life you f—king loser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:His arm is in a cast. Elbow injury. I didn’t mean to offend people with my question, more so crowdsource what to do when his summer plans were going to be weight training, baseball workouts, swimming, camping, hiking, biking and beach trips. He is smart and has a brain thankfully! He will read a bit and possibly play chess but I figured that some might have other ideas. Thank you!

Get him a waterproof cast and you can still do a lot of those things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it his first time you are allowing him to do something non-baseball related. He must be brilliant

What do brilliant teens do over the summer? This should be your opportunity to shine with great ideas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it his first time you are allowing him to do something non-baseball related. He must be brilliant

What do brilliant teens do over the summer? This should be your opportunity to shine with great ideas.

[Anonymous]

I think casual hikes with no serious elevation or rock scrambles would be ok. Roosevelt Island, Lake Frank, Cabin John Park etc. Left handed ping pong? Darts? Corn hole etc.

[Anonymous]

Encourage him to continue work out despite the cast. There are lots of way to keep participating in his favorite sports and just find work arounds for the cast. Tell him set backs and injuries like this are just part of the journey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:His arm is in a cast. Elbow injury. I didn’t mean to offend people with my question, more so crowdsource what to do when his summer plans were going to be weight training, baseball workouts, swimming, camping, hiking, biking and beach trips. He is smart and has a brain thankfully! He will read a bit and possibly play chess but I figured that some might have other ideas. Thank you!

He can still do most of that. He can hike and camp, he can weight train just not with arm weights, he can go to the beach just not get into the ocean. It's 6 weeks. He can figure it out. 15?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:His brain works. He can make a list of things he wants to do with this down time and start crossing them off the list. Empower him to use his own brain!

What’s the purpose of your existence? You realize this entire board is full of people seeking advice and suggestions rather than using their own brains, don’t you?

Have you always been an insufferable twatwaffle?

Yes but HIS brain. I get it, I do, I ask for suggestions on here all the time, and you're getting the same suggestion from a few different posters and that suggestion is to let him figure it out. He will be down in the dumps for a few days, and then he will persevere and figure out how to do some other stuff besides sports and swimming for the next few weeks. It will probably be a good learning experience for him and broaden his horizons a bit, and also it will teach him that (to borrow a phrase I actually hate, sorry) he can do hard things. Coming up with a list of museums or video games for him and presenting him with this list will take away that opportunity. People are not calling you lazy or dumb or whatever. They're giving you a suggestion- which is what you're asking for!

[Anonymous]

I agree - let him figure it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:His brain works. He can make a list of things he wants to do with this down time and start crossing them off the list. Empower him to use his own brain!

What’s the purpose of your existence? You realize this entire board is full of people seeking advice and suggestions rather than using their own brains, don’t you?

Have you always been an insufferable twatwaffle?

Yes but HIS brain. I get it, I do, I ask for suggestions on here all the time, and you're getting the same suggestion from a few different posters and that suggestion is to let him figure it out. He will be down in the dumps for a few days, and then he will persevere and figure out how to do some other stuff besides sports and swimming for the next few weeks. It will probably be a good learning experience for him and broaden his horizons a bit, and also it will teach him that (to borrow a phrase I actually hate, sorry) he can do hard things. Coming up with a list of museums or video games for him and presenting him with this list will take away that opportunity. People are not calling you lazy or dumb or whatever. They're giving you a suggestion- which is what you're asking for!

I’m PP, not OP, but “let him figure it out” isn’t a *suggestion* you dingbat.

I’ll bet your kids (and husband) hate you. Figure out why. (Hint - it might come to you next Tuesday)

[Anonymous]

Why does elbow cast keep him from hiking?

[Anonymous]

Kids being with whatever friends they would normally be seeing at these sports practices - - is the most important. The social aspect.

Maybe I missed if he's on a team or not. Or several teams. He should go, at least most of the time. He needs the social connection