Look ma, no hands!
My son TJ came home earlier and informed me his wrist hurt. He also had a couple of cuts and scrapes. When I asked him what happened, he told me he took a fall off of his bike. I had him do ice on and off for a bit. I told him if it still hurt in the morning we’d go to the doctor. He came out into the living room a little while ago and I asked to look at it. It’s a little swollen but doesn’t appear to be broken. It was only while I was looking at his arm that the truth came out. He and a friend were having a contest to see who could ride their bikes longer without using their hands. My son’s bike hit a rock and sent him flying over the handlebars and he used his hands to break the fall. I know it’s perfectly normal, but why do kids ride their bikes like this? I never did, I tried it once and it felt too wobbly for me. Have there been any biking incidents in your family?
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BG. I broke my right arm when I was young. I was riding my cousins bicycle, yep, no hands, and fell. It was about 20 minutes before my mom showed up to get me, I had been there for a week vacation. Anyway, cast, started 4th grade in it, thinking I wouldn’t have to do anything cuz I’m right handed. WRONG! I got pretty good at writing with my left in those six weeks or so.
Not sure why I did it. Just being a kid, I guess
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Ouch! I’m so glad it was only a sprain.
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Once when I was about 13 I went for a bike ride with a friend. For some reason I had bags and things dangling off the handlebars and it wasn’t really balanced, so I was wobbling all over the place. I can’t remember exactly how it happened, but somehow the bike fell over (with me on it) and the side of one of the handlebars “punched” me right on the mouth. I chipped a big chunk off my front tooth, and got a nice bruise.