Why I should never leave the boys home alone

I thought week 5 of the knee replacement recovery would be better than week one.
  • Duke is making it to the bathroom without crutches
  • No more oxycontin<---mood swings, stomach problem, etc... gone
  • No more nights listening to him writhe in pain as he tries to live with the after effects of his bones being ground down and his ligaments and nerves stretched.
But it seems I was wrong, this stage is worse.

He is bored.
  • Anxious about getting back to work.
  • Sick of being home with the kids 24/7.
  • AND to top it all off.  He has the brain of a 14 year old.

This means I have 2 -14 year olds and a nine year old male to try to raise.

Case in point:

He calls me at work and exclaims that he is so excited to BE WALKING AROUND WITHOUT HIS CANE!  I feel bad he wanted me to be excited for him, but instead I reminded him that the Dr.s and P/T have warned him that he should not walk without an aid until he has stopped limping.  Forcing it may cause damage in other areas and make the joint heal incorrectly.

Duke gets pissed at me and hangs up.

Whatever

I call later and ask why it sounds like he is outside.

He informs me that he is taking his MOUNTAIN BIKE OUT FOR A SPIN!

What a moron.

16 crazy comments. I'm still waiting for yours!:

singedwingangel said...

lmbo men are funny little creatures. They act as though each illness or pain is their death and then when they can get to do one thing they have to go that extra mile past the line. My son did the exact same thing. He is 18 nad has already been diagnosed in the knee he had operated on. Why. Well because he overdid it and pushed it beyond what he should have before it was ready to

crisc23 said...

O geeze wth is wrong w/ men..lol

Herding Cats said...

Ohhhh nooooo! Time to lock up the bike.

Kmama said...

OMG! No he didn't!!

I say you take the cane and give him a nice crack across his knee. ;-)

Evonne said...

Men are just plain dumb sometimes!

Angie said...

Men will always be boys... I swear...

Dazee Dreamer said...

omh. what is wrong with him.!!!!! go home and kick him in his good knee!!!!

M-Cat said...

Back on the Oxy he goes. Double does. Make him sleep the next several weeks. Either that or he'll kill himself AND the other boys. He clearly can't be trusted.

From Tracie said...

The mountain bike?

I second M-Cat up there....time to dose that man up with some drugs so he can sleep through his recovery...so you don't have to kill him before he recovers.

Meeko Fabulous said...

He's gonna be in recovery FOREVER if he doesn't take care of himself!

Grand Pooba said...

WHAT!!??

Well, it only makes sense....

magically ordinary said...

Boys are boys no matter how old they get! I often tell people that I have 4 boys. I married one and gave birth to three!

HalfAsstic.com said...

Oh. God.
Why does the phrase, "Boys will be boys.", come to mind?

LeShel said...

DUKE-- sit your butt down and don't ruin this! Imagine having to do it again???

Plain Jame said...

I love that you already know he's a dumbass. At least no one has to tell you.

CountessLaurie said...

And then they wonder why we don't have much sympathy for them.

Seriously!!