Collarbones
Posted by Affectionate-Leg-260@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 10 comments
Through elementary and middle school it seemed like someone always had a broken collarbone. There was always a kid with their arm in a sling. Now I never see a kid with an arm in a sling. Is it just me?
No_Dependent_8346@reddit
I swear to God, my class pictures from kindergarten on have at least one kid in a cast, 5th grade had James and John (class twins) in mirror image arm casts from a bicycle-jousting mishap.
Nolte_35@reddit
How many kids do you see riding bikes on the street in the burbs or less congested areas? Might answer your question.
Affectionate-Leg-260@reddit (OP)
We also made some sketchy ramps for bicycle jumps.
Sensitive-Question42@reddit
When my son was aged about 5-8, we knew heaps of kids with broken bones, collarbones included (my son is now 11, so not too long ago)
Kids at this age - in their late early childhood - break their bones so easily because they are past their “bouncy” toddler years.
Toddlers bones are more flexible, so they can get away with more bumps and falls. But some kids are still pretty clumsy, even when they are past the toddler stage.
The kids who I knew with broken bones often did something only relatively minor, like fall off the couch or trip over a bag, to cause their break.
It certainly still happens.
MyriVerse2@reddit
I've never known anyone in my life who broke their collarbone. A few arms and legs. One wrist. One skull. One back.
Putrid_Department_17@reddit
My sister broke both her collar bones at the same time in the 90’s at primary school!
hightlanders@reddit
Kids today might dodge broken collarbones, but they’ll never know the thrill of questionable playground stunts that defined our glory days.
gravity-bastard@reddit
This new generation is too busy on their phones to do anything that would result in a broken collarbone.
Adventurous-Topic-54@reddit
Kids these days just don't know the joy and terror of tying a bath towel around their neck and Supermanning it off the garage roof.
aogamerdude@reddit
Only the best of helicopter-parents were selected as teachers? Since those jobs are mostly known for not paying good.