09 Aug

How To Have Fun With Your Kids While Injured

I injured my leg…

I didn’t do it crossing anyone over or dunking like Lebron, I can’t jump anyway.

I took a bad step while running up the court and boom, I was down for two weeks with a severe case of plantar fasciitis. It basically felt like I was constantly stepping on a lego but multiply the pain by 100.

The pain sucked but the thought of not being able to do things with my kids sucked even more. I was able to do most of the things I had planned out for the week but with a little help.

Here’s what I did!

It’s Ok To Take A Few Days

It is ok to miss a few things the 1st few days, especially if you are in pain. You are no lesser of a man by doing so!

Heck, I missed my sons 3 basketball games the following day because of the pain I felt. Instead, I spent the day getting x-rays. The pain was real and I had no problem bowing down to it.

As dads, we sometimes forget that we too have to heal. We may feel like we are super heroes but unfortunately, our bodies don’t necessarily feel the same way.

We work hard for our kids to have better lives than we did, it’s ok for us to take a couple of days to ensure many more days of dope memories together. Rest up and when you get the slightest feeling that you can make some moves, do it, but do it smart!

Don’t Stress Yourself

Physical injuries can cause mental injuries for a dope dad like yourself and myself.

When you can’t do things with your kids and you really want to, you can start blaming yourself like I did.

I started blaming myself for going to play basketball instead of playing COD.

The 1st couple of days I felt guilty but instead of killing myself over it, I did other things with the kids. We built a new lego set, watched tons of movies and did random things to keep us busy.

We all had fun!

It’s like they say, you can’t cry over spilled milk, and the same goes for injuries. It happens, don’t blame yourself and find things that are entertaining that won’t get you hurt. Don’t stress yourself, the kids will always understand, learn to do the same.

Don’t Be Ashamed To Take It Easy

I don’t know about you but I hate PAIN and I had no shortage of it the 1st week of my injury.

The worst part was that some of the pain was self-inflicted because I tried to do way more than I should have!

That ever happened to you???

I was able to take my kids to Apple Camp that week and it wasn’t easy. I figured I could just sit on a chair and rest my leg. Instead, I stood up for most of the time.

I felt it the next day and realized that I wasn’t too cool to take it easy. The rest of the week I would sit down as much as possible and had no shame taking it easy.