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Nothing about that sounded angry.  Spot on.  I know this may come as a surprise, but in most parts of the country, [b]getting hurt at recess isn't a big deal[/b]. No sane person would call the doctor over a bump from a football, and football is a standard playground game for both boys and girls. DC parents raise really weak kids, in general. [/quote]

That depends on how you got hurt, and how much you got hurt -- doesn't it? Falling at recess and scraping your knee is not a big deal. Getting your collarbone broken because a bigger kid leapfrogged over you (this happened to a friend of mine at recess in the 1970s, in the midwest) is a big deal.[/quote]

And this is where we differ- my youngest broke his collarbone wrestling with a friend on the playground. We went to the ER and had him checked out. Six weeks later he was fine.  Nothing about it was a "big deal".  It was kids playing.

A big deal is a serious illness, weapons at school, natural disasters, etc. Kids getting hurt is called life. [/quote]

If you don't think that a broken bone and associated ER visit (and bills) are a big deal, then ok, you don't. You have very high standards, I guess.[/quote]

Hahaha!  Lady (and I know you are a woman because no father would say something so ridiculous) I have four that have graduated from college, two are married with kids of their own, one high school senior at home.  I have been through just about every parenting scare out there.  I promise you, a broken bone with a trip to the (*gasp) ER is not a big deal. It's part of life. Kids who are healthy and active get hurt.  Thankfully, none of ours have been too serious.

You're in for a loooong 18+ years if you consider a broken bone a "big deal". [/quote]

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