Comments on: Wanna Wrestle? (This is Not a Dirty Text!)

By: GG

GG — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:34:32 +0000

I think it's almost worse to see another kid hurt. When you see your own kid hurt, adrenaline kicks in and you know you have to be super-strong for your child. But when you see another hurt, your mind goes into overdrive and you think of the other parent, the pain, etc. At least I know I do, especially when it comes to death of a child or serious illness/injury. I'm a crier. Don't watch the news anymore because at least with online news, I can pick and choose what to read. GG´s last blog post..Head, Meet Wall

By: T

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:20:41 +0000

Ouch! This made me cry too!! I agree with Teri. You'd think someone would've stepped up sooner. Sheesh! Me? I simply can't stand to see any child in pain. That's why I was crying. Besides, I needed a good reason to let the tears flow. Thank you. T´s last blog post..Sensing and Learning

By: dadshouse

dadshouse — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:31:55 +0000

Wrestling update – last I heard, the kid had the bone reset, then was scheduled for surgery the following morning. My son wasn’t freaked out at all about his own match. He said he saw the kid fall wrong on his arm, and felt bad for him but wasn’t fazed.

As for me, I was fine the next morning. I felt really bad for the kid, and encouraged my son to call and check up on him. I tend to get squeamish around anything medical, and the tears may have been just because this was a child in pain. It put the daily crap into perspective, but also elicited a deep feeling of compassion.

By: Cathouse Teri

Cathouse Teri — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:21:08 +0000

How darling, you were all nauseous and teary-eyed! And no one did a thing except your ex wife? I mean injuries happen all the time in sports. Especially contact sports, of which I believe this is one. :) You'd think that the people in charge of the damn thing would know what to do in the case of such an emergency. Cathouse Teri´s last blog post..If Living is Without You

By: Solomon King

Solomon King — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:13:43 +0000

I'm not really squeamish, but I thought it was a little weird that no one seemed to be doing anything about the kid. And the way the matches just continued... maybe they're used to stuff like that happening. Solomon King´s last blog post..diwali, walk of life and free robotics lessons from Stanford

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:05:50 +0000

I shuddered just reading this, and I’m in the medical field. My son at age 5, broke his arm during a skating field trip. Luckily I was there when it happened and was able to wisk him right off to the ER. It’s just so hard to see a child suffering.
ps it’s really cool how your ex just calmly walked down there to help.

By: SDMktg

SDMktg — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:27:16 +0000

Wrestling...ugh. In 9th grade I had to wrestly a guy 20 pounds lighter than me and he was a lot faster. He flipped me and I not only chipped a bone on the side of my left hand, I sprained every muscle in my hand and wrist. I had a cast for 3 weeks; and I'm left handed. The same week I got my cast off my brother snapped his leg skiing. Spiral fracture at the boot top. My mom was great but my dad couldn't believe "his" bad luck because the trip was ruined. Seeing kids hurt is heartbreaking and terrifying. First aid classes really do help because you have a sense of knowing what to do rather than panicking and that allows you to stay more calm. And similar to MC, I was calm right up to the point they wanted me to hold my 2 year old daughter on the table so they could staple her head when she fell in the kitchen. I asked for an orderly and nearly lost it. SDMktg´s last blog post..Sweet G's Shot of the Week - Scooby Snacks