Daddy wears ankle braces when he plays tennis, therefore ankle braces are cool. After some frustration with the braces being too big for Carter to walk in, lo and behold, the headbands came in for yet another use. God bless Goody.

Now that he had a brace that fit like a glove (slight pun intended), every sports item came out of his sports basket. Carter became "Mr. Baseball-quasi-soccer-pro-meets-tennis-champ". It was awesome. And for some blackmail:

Now, normal kids show up to the park sporting their beloved capes, tutus, or raincoats, perhaps. Exceptional kids wear their ankle brace.