Thing One and Thing Two play a lot of sports all through the seasons. In the Winter they play basketball, in the Spring it is Baseball, Summer brings Lacrosse camp and this time of year, Fall, they began football. The equipment is overwhelming; helmets, chin guards, mouth guards, shoulder pads, knee pads, etc.
Protection is the name of the game. Which means, of course, in addition to all this other gear is the CUP - that really uncomfortable looking, hard plastic, doohickey that protects boy parts.
Since Thing One doesn't like the way the seam on his socks feel most days, you can imagine wearing a cup in his underwear was met with a lot of resistance. Thing Two, on the other hand, was happy to try this new equipment and then bang on it repeatedly to demonstrate it's effectiveness.
We have all different kinds of "cup holders" available to choose from for maximum comfort. However, one year, Thing One chose to just slip it into a pair of boxers only to have it fall out and down his baseball pants while in the outfield - funny to watch from the bleachers but not an effective means of protection.
This year, on the football field, I am assured that all the equipment will fit properly and body parts will not be vulnerable. The helmet has been adjusted by the coaches, and the knee pads repositioned after it was noted they weren't exactly over the knees, and now both Thing One and Thing Two adjust their CUPS about every two minutes. Go Eagles! Here's to a
As Thing One and Thing Two get older you will begin to think about other types of protection. I used to say "put a hat on it" or "wrap up the rascal" to remind my boys about protection!!!
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