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SlayerZ99's parents,
You don't seem to grasp the concept of what happens with an injury so I'm going to explain it to you. When an injury occurs, the injured person, IE. your son, needs time to relax and let this injury heal and get back to strength. Further stress exerted on that injury will prevent it from healing and could serve to make the injury worse.
Now this is a back injury. In my opinion, this deserves even more attention then lets say a sprained wrist. The spine is a vital part of bodily functions, protecting the spinal cord. Now your son has a herniated disk. This can provide a good amount of pain and requires rest. If you keep pushing it, especially playing football, the disk may collapse completely. This will cause severe pain and may put the spinal cord and nerves in danger. It can cause numbness in his legs, permanent injuries, and worst case scenario could cause paralysis. So is this loving football game worth it? Worth a future of pain and costly surgeries. I am becoming an EMT, but I don't need that knowledge to know protecting the spine is vital.
He doesn't feel up to playing, his coach recommends he doesn't play, and I can assume his doctor doesn't love the idea of him playing either. What more proof do you need? Why do you insist on going against what everyone, clearly more experienced then yourselves, thinks is right.
Also, what kind of parents are you. Trying to make your son feel like stuff for wanting to do the responsible thing. Telling him he let the team down, giving him the silent treatment, and making facebook posts claiming he disappointed you? You are pathetic excuses for people. Your ignorance is going to cause a severe injury and then you can enjoy paying tens of thousands for medical bills because of your decision. As well as have a son crippled for the rest of his life by pain, all because you couldn't let a football game in loving high school go.
I feel bad for him. Not because of the injury. For having to deal with a pair of ignorant starfishs like yourselves. You are supposed to have your sons best interests at heart, instead you are pressuring him towards failure. I'm just glad he is smart enough to avoid doing something that will surely cripple him. For parents, you both need to grow up.
That felt good.