My Cousin Ripped Off My Daughter’s Medical Brace at Her Birthday Party—Then I Made Her Leave.
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Chapter 18 - THE MEN WHO LIKED “PAIN MAKES HER STRONGER”
Several older Ventano men privately agreed with Lucinda’s philosophy.
Not the evidence manipulation.
The toughness.
“Kids are soft now.”
“Braces make them dependent.”
“We used to walk off injuries.”
One uncle had two knee replacements.
I pointed that out.
He stopped talking.
Then we invited Dr. Callahan—not to a family council, but to a general safety seminar for youth programs.
He explained rehabilitation.
Load.
Healing.
Support.
Return to activity.
Pain as information, not moral weakness.
One old cousin asked:
“How come athletes play hurt?”
Dr. Callahan said:
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“Sometimes they shouldn’t.”
Revolution.
