Happy freakin' birthday

scaeagles · 01-03-2006, 10:25 AM

Yesterday my daughter turned 12.

She broke her arm. On her birthday.

Not only that......Her 6th grade class takes a 4 day trip to San Diego every January to go whale watching, take educational tours at the zoo, wild animal park, and Sea World. For Christmas, we bought her participation in the Dolphin interaction program at Sea World on the day they'll be there. They have to wear a full wet suit. Called Sea World this morning. Since she'll be in a cast (left forearm), the wetsuit won't fit over it, and she can't participate.

Talk about a disappointed 12 year old girl.

wendybeth · 01-03-2006, 10:47 AM

Poor kid!!!!

Are you sure there isn't something they can rig to cover the cast? They have plastic covers for showering- maybe they can improvise something. She might not be able to interact with the dolphins too much, but at least then she could still get in the water with them. If not, maybe there is something she could do instead that might be extra special?

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-03-2006, 10:54 AM

I'm about to cry over here!

Isn't there anything Sea World does for the disabled??

Gemini Cricket · 01-03-2006, 10:55 AM

Sorry about your kid, Leo. Just tell her that you're going to take her to Disneyland instead.

scaeagles · 01-03-2006, 10:59 AM

The wife and I haven't talked about anything yet that we could possibly do to....compensate?....for the bummer of it all. My daughter has an EXTREMELY low pain tolerance, so without swelling or bruising, we figured she'd be over it this morning. She was still hurting pretty bad, though, so we took her to be xrayed this morning.

Sea World said the problem is that they have to wear a full wet suit, and the wet suit won't fit over the cast.

She's at the doctor right now - we're hoping since it's only a fracture that they might allow her to have some sort of removable splint until she gets back from San Diego.

To add to the disappointment, we had worked out with her best friend's parent that they would give their daughter the same interaction program for Christmas. So she was going to get to do it with her best friend.

Not Afraid · 01-03-2006, 10:59 AM

Awwwwww! Poor girl!!!!! That just sucks.

I threw up once on my birthday, but that was after eating a ton of marathon bars and faux mint julips with green food coloring and doing the bunny hop up and down the stairs. Stained the carpet green though.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-03-2006, 11:23 AM

How did she break her arm?

scaeagles · 01-03-2006, 11:31 AM

Well....remember the saga of the trampoline and what a pain in the butt it was to put it in?

She was on the trampoline with a couple friends. She didn't fall off - we have an enclosure - but she fell over and landed on her left hand on the foot of another girl.

Snowflake · 01-03-2006, 12:26 PM

That is really a drag.

Here's hoping the fracture will be such that she can get by with some sort of wrap that will enable her to don a wetsuit and enjoy the dolphins.

Donna

SacTown Chronic · 01-03-2006, 12:52 PM

I knew it was the trampoline. Those things are killers, man.

01-03-2006, 10:25 AM	#1
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Happy freakin' birthday Yesterday my daughter turned 12. She broke her arm. On her birthday. Not only that......Her 6th grade class takes a 4 day trip to San Diego every January to go whale watching, take educational tours at the zoo, wild animal park, and Sea World. For Christmas, we bought her participation in the Dolphin interaction program at Sea World on the day they'll be there. They have to wear a full wet suit. Called Sea World this morning. Since she'll be in a cast (left forearm), the wetsuit won't fit over it, and she can't participate. Talk about a disappointed 12 year old girl.
	Submit to Quotes

01-03-2006, 10:47 AM	#2
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Poor kid!!!! Are you sure there isn't something they can rig to cover the cast? They have plastic covers for showering- maybe they can improvise something. She might not be able to interact with the dolphins too much, but at least then she could still get in the water with them. If not, maybe there is something she could do instead that might be extra special? __________________
	Submit to Quotes

01-03-2006, 10:54 AM	#3
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I'm about to cry over here! Isn't there anything Sea World does for the disabled?? __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
	Submit to Quotes

01-03-2006, 10:55 AM	#4
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Sorry about your kid, Leo. Just tell her that you're going to take her to Disneyland instead.
	Submit to Quotes

01-03-2006, 10:59 AM	#5
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	The wife and I haven't talked about anything yet that we could possibly do to....compensate?....for the bummer of it all. My daughter has an EXTREMELY low pain tolerance, so without swelling or bruising, we figured she'd be over it this morning. She was still hurting pretty bad, though, so we took her to be xrayed this morning. Sea World said the problem is that they have to wear a full wet suit, and the wet suit won't fit over the cast. She's at the doctor right now - we're hoping since it's only a fracture that they might allow her to have some sort of removable splint until she gets back from San Diego. To add to the disappointment, we had worked out with her best friend's parent that they would give their daughter the same interaction program for Christmas. So she was going to get to do it with her best friend.
	Submit to Quotes

01-03-2006, 10:59 AM	#6
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Awwwwww! Poor girl!!!!! That just sucks. I threw up once on my birthday, but that was after eating a ton of marathon bars and faux mint julips with green food coloring and doing the bunny hop up and down the stairs. Stained the carpet green though.
	Submit to Quotes

01-03-2006, 11:23 AM	#7
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	How did she break her arm? __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
	Submit to Quotes

01-03-2006, 11:31 AM	#8
scaeagles I LIKE! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,819	Well....remember the saga of the trampoline and what a pain in the butt it was to put it in? She was on the trampoline with a couple friends. She didn't fall off - we have an enclosure - but she fell over and landed on her left hand on the foot of another girl.
	Submit to Quotes

01-03-2006, 12:26 PM	#9
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	That is really a drag. Here's hoping the fracture will be such that she can get by with some sort of wrap that will enable her to don a wetsuit and enjoy the dolphins. Donna __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
	Submit to Quotes

01-03-2006, 12:52 PM	#10
SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	I knew it was the trampoline. Those things are killers, man. __________________ Is it the fingers, or the brain that you're teaching a lesson?
	Submit to Quotes