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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is all so weird to me.  My tween son was in a cast for 6 weeks one summer and pretty much nothing changed- he went to the pool, but didn't swim, just hung out and played volleyball (with one arm) and got snacks with his friends and did all of the non water stuff that our kids do at the pool club all summer.  He attended his soccer team's summer camp (day camp) for a week like always, with his teammates, and didn't participate in scrimmages or anything where he might get hurt, just did the drills and hung out and had fun.  We still went camping once.  Hiked a bunch.  Still went on our planned vacation to London for a week.  It wasn't a big deal honestly!! It may have been a bigger deal if he'd been on summer swim team, that would have been a real bummer for him, but it's not like he's in a full body cast or hospitalized for 6 weeks.  It's one arm.  He's not an invalid. [/quote]

That’s great to hear your summer wasn’t significantly impacted. Unfortunately, my son’s break was complicated and he’s in stages of casts and then slings and braces. He would not be allowed to do any running or otherwise risk the bone not healing correctly. I know he’s not an invalid but this question was geared towards people who had athletics and biking freedoms planned for their kids who now have to pivot. Since my kid is a teen, I also planned on leaving him home unsupervised but it’s harder to get around one handed… hence why I wanted to do more excursions. People here are so judgy, if you don’t have anything helpful then just move on![/quote]

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