tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post1569430715478543464..comments2023-04-12T04:58:59.365-04:00Comments on Party of 5: IV - Owen's Broken Collar BoneHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05046870363509253257noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-17118755555074663742010-01-06T01:06:53.506-05:002010-01-06T01:06:53.506-05:00Wow! All in all I'm glad he is OK!Wow! All in all I'm glad he is OK!Jonezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080497325806826109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-49266324339738991502010-01-05T21:34:05.866-05:002010-01-05T21:34:05.866-05:00Kids never fail to amaze you in their tolerance fo...Kids never fail to amaze you in their tolerance for pain. Our daughter, at age 7 fell on the trampoline and said her arm hurt. Seeing that she is a bit of a drama queen and I the unsympathetic RN, simply told her she was fine. After 3 days of complaining and favoring her arm I took her to the dr to find out her elbow was broken in three places. Oh the guilt!<br /><br />I have often wondered if our little guy, adopted from Haiti at 27 months was exposed at an early age to pain. His pain tolerance blows my mind. He dropped a can of peaches on his toe so hard the toenail bled copiously and fell off and he didn't make a sound. Sad.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14616187772404216643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-80374397997139910612010-01-05T11:28:13.849-05:002010-01-05T11:28:13.849-05:00Hi K -- (Chapter Two Manmi) --
Yes, we totally 100...Hi K -- (Chapter Two Manmi) --<br />Yes, we totally 100% think that Owen and Kyle's high pain tolerance is a direct result of their early history. We have always entirely believed that. This was something we knew about them from our first days together-- we have a story about Owen, at age 8 months, in Haiti when we were there to bring them home-- he had no shoes (had never had shoes on his feet and had always been barefoot). He was already toddling around at that point, and -unbeknown to us- he sliced his foot open on a piece of glass on the hotel balcony... we only realized it because I saw red dots on the floor and pointed it out to Braydon-- we thought it was red paint splattered around and I was trying to figure out why it was there (since nothing around it was painted red). As I looked closer I realized it was wet blood. And then we realized it was dripping from Owen's foot. Owen was in Braydon's arms, with a sliced foot, blood dripping, and had never even flinched (let alone cried). We have many other stories like this one from over the years with both K and O. It is incredibly deeply sad to think of how and why this pain tolerance took root. It still hurts my heart to think about it. But it is, in a deep way, part of who are boys are and will always be. Surely there are some genetics involved too -- and we have reason to believe that their birthmother, too, had a very high pain tolerance (but again wonder if that is genetic or due to her own history herself). But yes, thanks for raising this-- it is always at the surface of our minds. As I know these things are for you too. <br />hugs,<br />hbjHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05046870363509253257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-82454889828319068152010-01-05T11:06:24.589-05:002010-01-05T11:06:24.589-05:00Oh my! The collarbone is like-- on e of the MOST ...Oh my! The collarbone is like-- on e of the MOST PAINFUL breaks you can have! Poor bugger.Sha Zam-https://www.blogger.com/profile/11705917883828933628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-6493899992358563702010-01-05T09:45:36.946-05:002010-01-05T09:45:36.946-05:00Oh, poor Owen. I don't think I'll stir you...Oh, poor Owen. I don't think I'll stir your thoughts with this knowing how well in tune you are to your boys' beginnings, but I wonder that the high threshold for pain is at least somewhat learned from not having some needs met in their first year of life. Or maybe it's more about their genetics. It just got me thinking.<br /><br />I'll be curious to hear what the orthopod thinks.<br /><br />Best!Chapter Twohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484699863613715240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-11362215989646693462010-01-05T01:05:52.165-05:002010-01-05T01:05:52.165-05:00Oh man you guys that must have been insanely scary...Oh man you guys that must have been insanely scary. My sister fell down ice skating when she was five and went to gymnastics the next day and did a back bend and THEN said, "My wrist hurts" yep, broken. Oh the guilt we all felt! I hope he feels better soon.tshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444829568322030127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35860543.post-77278958189683426112010-01-05T00:45:05.754-05:002010-01-05T00:45:05.754-05:00You have one tough and brave kid! I hope it heals...You have one tough and brave kid! I hope it heals well!Emmershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155576102263757107noreply@blogger.com