In article ,
(Doug Miller) wrote:

In article , willshak
wrote:

All kids are immortal and immune to things that happen to other people.

My son (just turned 16) received a painful reminder of his own mortality from
a lawnmower at the end of June:

http://www.milmac.com/MangledShoe.jpg WARNING: not for the faint of heart

Fortunately, he wasn't badly hurt, and has almost completely recovered. His
left big toe is about 1/4" shorter than it used to be; other than that, he's
fine, and has been playing soccer again for a couple weeks now.

With a little luck, the wisdom he got from that will help him reach his
17th birthday (and many more).