No football for kids :)

I was having a conversation with a colleague at onsite who had taken a day off earlier to be with his son who was having a surgery. 

We started the call,

My colleague: R, a piece of advice. Never allow your kids to play football

Me (perplexed!!): ok...

My colleague: that is bad, very bad.

After some time,

My colleague: What is the name of the popular game you play in India. The one that everyone plays...

Me (racking my brain.. it was so unexpected, I really didn't know what to say): hmm. wht game..

My colleague: the outdoor game that everyone plays including kids.

** Finally a bulb switches on in my brain

Me: are you talking abt cricket. that is a popular game.

My colleague: yes... cricket!!! That is a good game. Ask your kids to play that game. But not football. That is not the right game. They run around and get hurt, badly hurt..

**It was on my tip of the tongue, to tell him that I was unmarried and had no children. But he went on talking and I realized that there was no point in telling him my situation 😄😆. 

He was just a worried parent and was letting out his emotions. So I just let him talk.