and that's why you wear a cup!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What recreational sports do ES kids play that should wear cups? My ES boy never wears cup in soccer or basketball, and he gets hit one time. Are these 2 sports safe not wearing a cup?

Soccer and basketball are fine. Baseball and lacrosse they need a cup. The hard ones are best, but the younger ages are usually fine with the soft cup since they can’t throw hard yet.

Football and hockey too.

In football the norm is that the kids line up and have to prove they have a cup on by knocking on it. The risk is too high.

No that is not normal. Very few footballers wear cups. Catcher in baseball, lacrosse and hockey.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS (9) has always had a stubborn streak, and one of the ways it’s manifested in the past couple of years has been the endless battle of getting him to wear his athletic cup for karate. “It’s uncomfortable / no! / I’m fine / no!”. Basically everytime. Sometimes he relents after I warn him., and sometimes I don’t have it in me to fight him on it. Today was one of those. “I don’t need it!” “Ok fine. Just don’t say you wished you had it”

Cut to: sparring time. Shockingly 9-10 year olds don’t always have great body control, and lo & behold DS’s partner throws a wayward kick that catches DS square in the ouchies. He’s down in tears. She’s traumatized. I make sure he’s ‘ok’, but not letting an involuntary laugh escape when it happened was a personal victory..

On the car ride home we mutually concluded that wearing a cup is a lot more comfortable than a kick down there (somehow I knew that already despite lacking the equipment) and we’ll be wearing one to class from now on. Lesson learned the hard way!

Did you mean to say, “square in the balls” or “square in the testes” or “square in the nuts” or “square in the family jewels?”

Please use more clinically precise language.

I am sorry your kid is such a bloody moron. Do you have a plan for after he ekes out a GED?

In what world is “square in the family jewels” clinically precise language?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's something every male experiences at least once in life. You encouraged him to wear it & now he knows for sure why it's a good idea.

I also have always wondered if dudes oversell it a little bit. I don't doubt it hurts, but part of me suspects they just aren't accustomed to that type of discomfort that girls/women learn to just deal with because they have to.

Do you enjoy getting kicked in your vagina?

NP: Growing up a sporty girl I had the joy of taking a few knees/kicks to the lady parts. Not fun. But if it's the near equivalent sensation of getting hit in the balls... I'm judging all the guys who react like they're getting stabbed by a knife made of fire.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What recreational sports do ES kids play that should wear cups? My ES boy never wears cup in soccer or basketball, and he gets hit one time. Are these 2 sports safe not wearing a cup?

Soccer and basketball are fine. Baseball and lacrosse they need a cup. The hard ones are best, but the younger ages are usually fine with the soft cup since they can’t throw hard yet.

Football and hockey too.

In football the norm is that the kids line up and have to prove they have a cup on by knocking on it. The risk is too high.

No that is not normal. Very few footballers wear cups. Catcher in baseball, lacrosse and hockey.

You must be talking about Soccer and not American Football.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's something every male experiences at least once in life. You encouraged him to wear it & now he knows for sure why it's a good idea.

I also have always wondered if dudes oversell it a little bit. I don't doubt it hurts, but part of me suspects they just aren't accustomed to that type of discomfort that girls/women learn to just deal with because they have to.

Do you enjoy getting kicked in your vagina?

NP: Growing up a sporty girl I had the joy of taking a few knees/kicks to the lady parts. Not fun. But if it's the near equivalent sensation of getting hit in the balls... I'm judging all the guys who react like they're getting stabbed by a knife made of fire.

Are your ovaries dangling outside your vag to get kicked? Nope? Then nowhere near as painful I'd imagine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS (9) has always had a stubborn streak, and one of the ways it’s manifested in the past couple of years has been the endless battle of getting him to wear his athletic cup for karate. “It’s uncomfortable / no! / I’m fine / no!”. Basically everytime. Sometimes he relents after I warn him., and sometimes I don’t have it in me to fight him on it. Today was one of those. “I don’t need it!” “Ok fine. Just don’t say you wished you had it”

Cut to: sparring time. Shockingly 9-10 year olds don’t always have great body control, and lo & behold DS’s partner throws a wayward kick that catches DS square in the ouchies. He’s down in tears. She’s traumatized. I make sure he’s ‘ok’, but not letting an involuntary laugh escape when it happened was a personal victory..

On the car ride home we mutually concluded that wearing a cup is a lot more comfortable than a kick down there (somehow I knew that already despite lacking the equipment) and we’ll be wearing one to class from now on. Lesson learned the hard way!

Did you mean to say, “square in the balls” or “square in the testes” or “square in the nuts” or “square in the family jewels?”

Please use more clinically precise language.

I am sorry your kid is such a bloody moron. Do you have a plan for after he ekes out a GED?

Oh get over yourself. I’m sure you one of those IT’S VULVA NOT VAGINA pedants too.

DP, but what does that mean? Those are two different things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DS (9) has always had a stubborn streak, and one of the ways it’s manifested in the past couple of years has been the endless battle of getting him to wear his athletic cup for karate. “It’s uncomfortable / no! / I’m fine / no!”. Basically everytime. Sometimes he relents after I warn him., and sometimes I don’t have it in me to fight him on it. Today was one of those. “I don’t need it!” “Ok fine. Just don’t say you wished you had it”

Cut to: sparring time. Shockingly 9-10 year olds don’t always have great body control, and lo & behold DS’s partner throws a wayward kick that catches DS square in the ouchies. He’s down in tears. She’s traumatized. I make sure he’s ‘ok’, but not letting an involuntary laugh escape when it happened was a personal victory..

On the car ride home we mutually concluded that wearing a cup is a lot more comfortable than a kick down there (somehow I knew that already despite lacking the equipment) and we’ll be wearing one to class from now on. Lesson learned the hard way!

Did you mean to say, “square in the balls” or “square in the testes” or “square in the nuts” or “square in the family jewels?”

Please use more clinically precise language.

I am sorry your kid is such a bloody moron. Do you have a plan for after he ekes out a GED?

Oh get over yourself. I’m sure you one of those IT’S VULVA NOT VAGINA pedants too.

DP, but what does that mean? Those are two different things.

Please see the dictionary definition on the previous page of the thread. People quite commonly use the word vagina to mean both.