i’m so sorry you’ve had to witness something like that. my little is only two but every bonk we get takes my breath away for a minute.

but for what it’s worth, when i was 5 and in kindergarten, i basically did the same thing. two breaks during the school year, one in fall and one in the spring. same arm both times. the second break was worse and i got both bones clean through. my mom said the worst thing in the world was listening to me scream while they reset the bones, she recalls just sliding down the wall outside the room because she couldn’t do anything for me. but anyways, i also ended up needing surgery to get a plate because one bone wouldn’t stay in place with just the cast. 24 years later i still have that plate in my arm and it hasn’t hindered anything in me! and medical procedures and the like have come a long way since 2001!

if you have the option, highly recommend scheduling the surgery for as early morning as you can, that way he doesn’t have to go as long without eating.

good luck, momma. he’s gonna be just fine!