Jumped Over A Fence To Impress My Kids. Sprained My Ankle.

I was playing soccer in the back yard with Norah, age 5, and Tristan, age 7, when I accidently kicked the ball over the back fence. We have a small yard, only about a 5th of an acre, but somehow this was the first time I’d ever lost a ball over the fence.

Tristan was in a baby blue soccer uniform, with tall matching socks and cleats. Earlier that day h…