(I’m on the hotel’s dinosaur of a computer, taking five minutes of “me” time…)
So, five minutes into the state of Rhode Island we stop to visit my great aunt. Bear “double-dog dares” Shark to jump off of her back deck — which is twelve damn FEET in the air.
We then got to tour the fabulous Hasbro Children;s Pediatric ED, in Providence, RI.
Guess who broke his foot in three places?
Further guess who is in a cast from tippy toes to hip?
Can you say, “fuck a doodle doo?” Because I certainly can.
That’s got to be an “ouch” with a capital “OW”.
By: FrankC on 06/10/2009
at 5:01 PM
In years to come:
“Shark, if all your friends were jumping off of a bridge wou– Never mind! It’s not a good idea!”
By: Medic3 on 06/10/2009
at 5:21 PM
Oh dear – I sympathize for how much pain he must be in; I broke one toe, at the joint, a few years back and it hurt like hell (and still aches, if I walk too long).
The doctor we saw at the time half-casted it (he put a slab on the back of my leg) which raised my family doctor’s eyebrows; apparently, I didn’t need more than a tensor bandage on it to keep me from moving the toe.
Granted, that was due to the fact that I was 1) eighteen and old enough for the impulse control that it required (and even so, you’d be amazed at how tempting it is to take it off and put on a proper sock instead), and 2) it was a joint, and the weight of a cast would prevent it from healing properly.
My sympathies to both of you, though, come bath-time; bathing with a cast just sucks. Unless you can get him to be enthused about having his leg wrapped in plastic bags, anyways.
By: Ix on 06/10/2009
at 6:07 PM
boys
It’s gonna be a long summer.
By: ohn on 06/10/2009
at 6:43 PM
Oh no! Hope Shark heals up quickly. Poor thing!
By: haphazardmusings on 06/10/2009
at 9:23 PM
Why so long?
At least that will slow him down. And teach him good judgement.
By: williamthecoroner on 06/10/2009
at 10:04 PM
Holy frijoles. Hope that heals up quick.
By: Joeymom on 06/10/2009
at 11:15 PM
Guess he’ll never do *that* again.
By: OrangeNeckInNY on 06/11/2009
at 1:17 AM
Oh yeah, good thing Bear didn’t double-dog dare Shark to jump off the Empire State Building. Not just 12 feet, 1200 feet, I believe it is.
By: OrangeNeckInNY on 06/11/2009
at 1:19 AM
Fuck a doodle doo.
Yes. Yes, I can.
By: Aaron on 06/11/2009
at 4:39 AM
Here’s hoping that the rest of the summer treats you better.
12 feet? Wow.
By: GDad on 06/11/2009
at 6:18 AM
Was it at least one of those waterproof casts? With cool colors and maybe a stripe?
Sometimes I think it’s easier with an only child. There’s no egging on.
By: Celeste on 06/11/2009
at 8:19 AM
I suggest a teaspoon of cod liver oil for both of them, every night until cast removal. Vitamin D for the Shark, and a very untasty reminder for Bear.
By: Glen Weaver on 06/11/2009
at 10:28 AM
Well, It was a “double dog” dare. I mean, you just gotta do those.
That’ll be a great “what I did on my summer vacation” story when school starts up again.
By: Dan O on 06/11/2009
at 11:10 AM
Kids heal up quick. One of my attendings used to say that if the ends of the bone were in the same room, the kid would heal up just fine.
Still, that bites.
Fuck-a-doodle-doo indeed.
By: #1 Dinosaur on 06/11/2009
at 1:27 PM
A waterproof cast protector should help – something like this: http://www.orthomedicalsupplies.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=OMS&Category_Code=xs
Most medical supply stores have them. How do I know this? Trust me, I know…
By: Andrea on 06/11/2009
at 1:31 PM
ouch. for everyone.
By: timna on 06/11/2009
at 2:06 PM
Oh, man! That’s so not right.
By: Omnibus Driver on 06/11/2009
at 4:28 PM
Typical boy. Get used to it. My mother used to get mad as hell when she would catch me and my three brothers taking turns playing “paratrooper” off the top of our house with a bed sheet for a parachute.
We got quite a few bruises but no broken bones. Three of us ended up in the military and went to jump school at Ft. Benning when we grew up.
Hope the kid is okay. Tell him to try a sheet next time. (On second thought, the whole sheet thing did not work so well.)
Joe
By: Assrot on 06/11/2009
at 4:42 PM
Fuck a doodle doo. I’m pretty sure I’ll be thinking that at work at some point tonight.
I hope your little boy feels better soon, and that the rest of your trip is as uneventful as possible.
By: Charissa on 06/11/2009
at 5:04 PM
Damn. I’m sorry, Cranky.
Hope he heals rapidly.
By: Christina LMT on 06/11/2009
at 5:20 PM
Well fuck a goose on the wing… Hope the rest of the trip goes better for you.
By: Kathleen on 06/12/2009
at 12:37 AM
“It’s gonna be a long summer.” oooh, a Bloom County reference??
3 days after the trip starts and voila…
Perhaps the silver lining here will be that Shark will look before he leaps from now on. Or at least “triple dog dare” the other kid.
By: j on 06/12/2009
at 2:53 AM
I suppose this gives a new meaning to the phrase, “Jump the shark.” (Somebody had to say it…)
Anyway, I live in east-central CT, not far from the RI border. We love RI; if you get to Newport, do yourself a favor and take the family on a sailboat cruise!
By: DoctorWho on 06/12/2009
at 3:04 AM
I do hope he learns a valuable lesson from this, and that he heals quickly.
Jim
By: Jim on 06/12/2009
at 7:29 AM
GOOD GRIEF!
By: Maven on 06/12/2009
at 10:51 AM
Ouch- Sorry to hear that, and yes it’s going to be a LONG summer… sigh…
By: Old NFO on 06/12/2009
at 11:34 AM
Ouch! Poor kid.
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