In the past few months, I have learned a few things about my life as an amputee. Here are some of the things I've learned, in no particular order (como siempre):
1.
If you don't want high-fives from strangers, wear long pants
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| Dear JcPenny's employee, how old are you? 3? |
2.
Long pants won't protect you from everybody, though, so you might as well wear what you want
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| "I noticed you walking across the street the other day. You have a prosthetic leg." |
3.
Walking at the YMCA is not necessarily safer or less creepy than walking around the block
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| And this picture is not related to this lesson |
4.
Some people will try to recruit you to their prosthetist like it was a religious denomination.
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| "He's an amputee, too, and you would love him." "But, I don't know you...and I don't even live here..." |
5.
Leggings have a front and a back
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| And if you cut off the wrong leg, you will feel stupid |
6.
Sometimes, your family might go way too far overboard trying to find solutions.
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| "So, I was thinking that I could cut off the bottom of your pant leg and attach it back with velcro so that you can wear your fuzzy pajama pants with or without your leg." "Ok, I was just going to tie the pant leg..." |
7. Don't search "amputee" on Tumblr
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| Just trust me. It's a weird world. |
8.
Just because you only wear one sock doesn't mean that they won't disappear
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| Seriously, where do they all go? |
9.
Sometimes, kids say the darnedest things
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| "I wish we could be friends, but you only have one leg." |
10.
And sometimes it's not an amputee thing. It's just a "Bored" thing.
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| I tripped over my phantom foot... |
Bored Game Time
Answer: I believe the answer was 8, but if you knew this, you are a total creeper. Go back to start.
Question: 9, 10, or 11? Which one is your favorite?
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