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submitted 11 months ago by Kit to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

My bestie broke both of his arms and wrists two days ago. He's in his 20s, a gamer, has a pregnant wife and a young kid. Any ideas for gifts I can get to cheer him up? He'll have no use of his arms for 3 months.

Already got a bidet for him and hooked it up. Looking into accessible gaming controllers, but he said that the pain is so bad rn that even alternative controllers are probably a no go.

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[-] can@sh.itjust.works 274 points 11 months ago
[-] lemmydripzdotz456@lemmy.world 106 points 11 months ago
[-] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 105 points 11 months ago
[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 25 points 11 months ago

Very caring indeed

[-] RandomStickman@kbin.run 104 points 11 months ago
[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 128 points 11 months ago

We had an opportunity to be different, but it's not Reddit, it's us.

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 16 points 11 months ago

I don't know why, but this moment of self realization is the best thing in this thread.

It's like a gingerbread man in the gingerbread house comic moment

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[-] can@sh.itjust.works 14 points 11 months ago
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[-] communism@lemmy.ml 167 points 11 months ago

Jerk your buddy off for him since he can't do that right now

[-] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 50 points 11 months ago

Nothing says you care like a no-homo handie.

[-] _g_be@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago

A bro-job, for good measure

[-] communism@lemmy.ml 26 points 11 months ago

OP never said they were a man. Maybe it's a no-hetero handie.

[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 26 points 11 months ago

Let's maybe just leave that to his wife. Or his mother.

[-] anindefinitearticle@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago

OP is obviously a man or else they would be asking how to support the pregnant wife.

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[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 147 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Cleaning service, any house services really, freezer meals, or other little to no prep foods, offer to play with their kid from time to time, help them relieve stress by unburdening them (by taking on chores), instead of providing an escape (video games)

Edit: not dissing video games, but a young one and another on the way is a lot of stress already.

[-] Kit 69 points 11 months ago

I hadn't even considered cleaning services or meal kits. Those are a fantastic idea! I'll reach out to his wife and get her input.

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Every hobby can be considered an escape. But that doesn’t make it bad. Even dads and husbands need “me time” for themselves. So don’t tax his gig so hard-core cruster.

Edit: spelling

[-] krellor@fedia.io 17 points 11 months ago

LMAO, I know it's auto correct typos, but:

So don’t tax his gag so hard-core cruster.

Is excellent gibberish.

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 11 months ago

I get this, I'm a dad, and I know that me time is wonderful, but I also know that if the house is in rough shape because I can't do anything even if I wanted, that me time becomes an escape instead of a wind down, and the stress returns the moment the screen is off. Help with the house makes it so the relief lasts longer.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 13 points 11 months ago

That's a bit of a biased opinion on video games, huh? Maybe some, but certainly not every game and definitely not every gamer is about escapism. Some people destress and chill out with games because they have other responsibilities like kids, work, etc...

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[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 108 points 11 months ago

Thankfully you're not his mom.

[-] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago

explaining the source, TLDR mom 'performed deeds' for son with broken arms.

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 83 points 11 months ago
[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 28 points 11 months ago

My robot friend can do anything!

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 74 points 11 months ago

i would get him a cheap violin and a bag of individually wrapped candy

[-] Kit 49 points 11 months ago
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[-] philpo@feddit.org 71 points 11 months ago

You don't give your friend a thing, you give his poor wife something. A bidet goes so long and pregnancy itself is hard.

Seriously: Offer her to do some chores like shopping, gift them some take-away gift cards,etc. The situation will put a serious strain on their relationship,

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 57 points 11 months ago

Gag gift. Since he broke both arms, and wrists, he hopefully can still hold something lightweight.

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[-] Emtity_13@lemmy.sdf.org 33 points 11 months ago
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[-] ThisIsAManWhoKnowsHowToGling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The Powerglove!

In all seriousness, if you want to be helpful the best thing you can do is spend some time with him in person. He can tell you what he needs, and you can show him you care. If I got seriously crippled like this I probably would start thinking that none of my friends will make time for me because I have become a burden. Prove that nasty self-talk wrong!

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Me who is 51, active boarder (skate, snow, surf, downhill) since the mid eighties, and has never broken a bone, reading this:

I miss r/neverbrokeabone

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[-] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 24 points 11 months ago
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[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 23 points 11 months ago
[-] apotheotic@beehaw.org 23 points 11 months ago

Firstly, my sympathies for your friend's horrible situation

Secondly, don't let him near anyone's mother.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

I'd say audio books, but you can get them the Libby app and a library card and they'll have tens of thousands available for free.

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[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

A glass of milk. Might get that 3 months down to 2 months and 29 days.

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[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Can I ask how that happened?

I think what he and his family needs is help with chores. How well you can help with that depends on how far away you are.

[-] Kit 35 points 11 months ago

He locked himself out of his house and crawled up on his roof to try to get in a window, but all of the windows were locked. He tried to get back down and the ladder toppled. He fell 12 ft and had curled into a ball to protect his head and torso, but his arms were shattered. He's lucky he got away without a concussion or broken ribs.

[-] seathru@lemmy.sdf.org 74 points 11 months ago

Then you should absolutely add one of those rock hide-a-key things to your list just for a laugh.

[-] Kit 23 points 11 months ago
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[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

So depending on how much hand dexterity he has left with the broken wrists I suggest a back scratcher and one of those reacher grabber arms.

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[-] rekabis@lemmy.ca 11 points 11 months ago

A long-handled scratcher. For reaching places that the casts are now not going to allow his arms to bend towards.

His arms are also going to get itchy AF inside those casts.

And for shits and giggles, get him a few rubber model cockroaches to stuff down inside those casts the day of their removal. Or really, any small rubber insect that is disagreeable to most people.

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