Cups

Max and Ben have been taking Karate for 2 years. Part of their class time is often spent sparring with other kids. Their Sensi has told us we have to buy them athletic cups to protect their privates during this time. We have spent the last 2 years procrastinating, since there really hasn't been that much to protect. Our friend Nathan, ingeniously offered to make a jock strap for his son out of an eggshell and rubberbands, but even that would have been too big for our kids.

Finally, last week Mike caved in and had them wear cups to karate for the first time. Ben came in dressed in his karate gear and proceeded to punch his groin area repeatedly. He proudly exclaimed that he couldn't feel a thing! I was horrified and begged him to stop, but he was having too much fun. He went on to say, that he was excited to ask Sensi if she noticed anything different about him during today's class. Max, on the otherhand, was extremely uncomfortable and wondered how he was going to do his kicks.

Poor Max. He came home from class painfully chafed and begging never to wear it again. I think it may have needed to be better positioned. I suggested that he punch himself in his privates several times because it seemed to work for Ben. He was unamused, and gave me the same blank stare that I am used to getting from strangers whenever I open my mouth.