A mother needing some advice?

Do other mothers out there feel that it is hard to sympathize with their son after he has taken a shot to the ';family jewels';? especially if he his around 15-18 range. and their is no father in the picture. what is a mother supposed to say or do, I just find it a little awkward I guess. any mothers have experience in this area? if so what happened?A mother needing some advice?
Imagine being bashed in the breast with a crow bar, and then perhaps you can empathize with your son! If after that mental picture you cant, then its time to call CPS on yourself!A mother needing some advice?
i agree with NICE GUY.....what difference does it make if he has a dad around or not.....for whatever the reason you are his sole parent and that means taking on both roles DUHHHH!!! and they are not called 'family jewels'.....as a mother of three boys you comfort him make sure that there is no permanent damage and yes that means looking at them or taking him to the doctor if they seem swollen now what is so hard about that.......and if you find that to hard to do then give him up for adoption so that someone WHO DOESN'T FEAR PARENTHOOD can raise him without being so WOOSSSY
You act like you would with any other injury, sympathize and, if it seems bad enough, offer meds/ice pack/etc. Groin injury can actually lead to permanent damage up to and including sterility, so if it seems extra bad, you might consider going to the ER/clinic etc.





You're his mother, you gave birth to him (presumably), you love him. You taking care of him and wanting him to be healthy and happy is not awkward, and if it is, you need to revise your filters. Life's awkward, so are teens - get over it and go be a great mom!
I think that i don't get this question. Are you saying because your son has no father, getting kicked in the nards is no big deal? I am having so much trouble getting this. That's kind of like saying putting ketchup on your fries is bad because the carpet needs to be vacuumed. Where is the connection?? WTF does having a father have to do with the pain of getting kicked in the balls? It hurts...imagine dropping an clothing iron on your toe...that's what it feels like, ok? repeat after me ';honey, that must be terrible- are you ok?'; Unless you don't mean sympathize, and mean relate. You don't have to relate to feel bad for someone...
Yes, when my son has anything that's a male thing like that, we talk about openly like anything else, I ask him what happened, like a peer, not a parent. It diffuses the awkwardness if I just talk to him like a friend instead of a ';mother'; with a capital M. For instance ';Oh man, what happened? Are you alright?'; and then just let him talk, like I would anyone else, instead of trying to fix it or heal him or baby him. But having an open line of communication with my son about his thoughts and feelings has been really great, he tells me everything and I just talk to him like we are peers. I will add that this does not take the place of parenting, it's just an additional part.
tell him to check them out





it may be nothing the pain has passed and no real harm done





if a bit swollen some anti inflamortys pain relief





if there is hours passing or still in big pain or if black %26amp; blue or bleeding take to doctor





no point on political correctness here he may need medical assistance if in extreme,prolonged pain there is risks to the usage when damaged
I would certanly sympathise to any of my sons to whom this happened. I understand it is very painful. It would however depend on the circumstances. If for instance they had got kicked because they had got into a fight that they started, I would tend to be less sympathetic.