She Brought it on Herself
Jan. 24th, 2007 09:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
unknownfateI was laying around my parents' living room the other day, a nd I had a goofy thought. My thought was a weird and random one. I went to get a glass of water, and was still grinning to myself about my goofy thought by the time I got back.
My Mom noticed and said, "You look like a lunatic, walking around, eyes on the ground, and grinning like that. What on earth is going through your mind??"
So I said:
"Suppose someone had huge, 200-lb-a-piece boots strapped to their ankle bones. Very heavy and impossible to get off. Suppose they wore them for years because they couldn't get them off. And they would have to get used to it, you know, moving along at a shuffle. But then! One day the boots DO come off! Think how light the person would feel! Think how happy they'd be! They could run and climb and frolic and cavort.
"How funny would it be see them go skipping around? They could go swimming and horseback riding again. And use small footbridges and get pedicures. And they'd probably be real strong after that too. After learning to walk and run with a 200 lb boot on each foot, they could probably kick through telephone poles and jump great distances!" By this point, I'm just giggling at the mental picture I have of all this. Then, I noticed the way Mom was blinking at me. "It just struck me as funny," I tried to explain.
And my Mom looked at my Dad, who raised an eyebrow at her and said "You DID ask."
My Mom noticed and said, "You look like a lunatic, walking around, eyes on the ground, and grinning like that. What on earth is going through your mind??"
So I said:
"Suppose someone had huge, 200-lb-a-piece boots strapped to their ankle bones. Very heavy and impossible to get off. Suppose they wore them for years because they couldn't get them off. And they would have to get used to it, you know, moving along at a shuffle. But then! One day the boots DO come off! Think how light the person would feel! Think how happy they'd be! They could run and climb and frolic and cavort.
"How funny would it be see them go skipping around? They could go swimming and horseback riding again. And use small footbridges and get pedicures. And they'd probably be real strong after that too. After learning to walk and run with a 200 lb boot on each foot, they could probably kick through telephone poles and jump great distances!" By this point, I'm just giggling at the mental picture I have of all this. Then, I noticed the way Mom was blinking at me. "It just struck me as funny," I tried to explain.
And my Mom looked at my Dad, who raised an eyebrow at her and said "You DID ask."
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long history of foot problems
Date: 2007-01-26 03:28 am (UTC)Foot injuries... You know how I feel about those. Someday when you don't have to hike for a living anymore, maybe we can finally make it to the top of the mountain.
Three year history of foot, ankle and hip problems
Date: 2007-01-26 11:26 am (UTC)I don't know, that mountain was victorious over me that time. *shakes fist in anger* I will get you next time mountain... Next Time! (yeah, right. By the time I see that mountain again I'll be a lazy civilian *huff*wheeeze*).
I need to drink more coffee. S is getting home LATE and wants me to wait up. I just got off work though so I am tired. But then, it's Friday! I will attempt to stay awake.