Having to use crutches when you are in the fifth grade is a ticket to stardom. Kids who have a broken arm or leg rule the kingdom…school. For some reason, we all love the drama of someone exiting a car with a pair of crutches.

Josh has crutches and therefore power
Josh got out of his dad’s silver F250 Ford pick up with crutches and a hovering mother. His mother and father believed that whatever happened to Josh was for his benefit, and the world had not seen the best yet. The day he appeared commandeering a set of crutches, kids moved to the sides of the hallway as he walked to class; they asked “What happened, Josh?” Teachers enlisted student slaves to carry his backpack and anything else he wanted moving by his side. And as that first day unfolded, so did his story. With every telling he embellished the facts. “Well, I was at the lake, about 10 miles from the house. I had been trying all day to reel in a catfish that turned out to be about 30 pounds....” And so his admiring public listened to every rendition of his tale.
a pretty great day
At the end of the school day Josh loaded his crutches, his backpack, and his injured self into the pickup. His mom asked, “Well, how did it go?”
“It was great! I had help and my teacher carried my lunch tray for me.”
“Wow, having a broken leg isn’t so bad, is it?”
No, isn’t. In the fifth grade a pair of crutches means that you have power; and like Josh, you are definitely gonna use crutches as long as you can.