My son once received a participation trophy.
He broke his elbow on the first play of the very first T ball game he was ever in.
We went to some of the games through the season and watched and then went to the very last one where they gave it to him
He keeps it as a joke.
He also has a tire off my truck that he shot with his one and only accidental discharge from a .22 rifle, I forced him to keep it in his room for years.
He does not think that one is so funny.
“He broke his elbow on the first play of the very first T ball game he was ever in.”
Now that is a tough break!