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Related: About this forumI see people out there zip-lining...
and mountain climbing and here I am feeling good about myself because I got my leg through my underwear without losing my balance.
Walleye
(35,663 posts)Butterflylady
(3,983 posts)zuul
(14,663 posts)(Like a normal person) instead of crab-walking one leg at a time.
I feel ya.
2naSalit
(92,683 posts)Except when I remember to half-sit on the edge of the bed!
MiHale
(10,779 posts)Doc told me after I got my new hip to ALWAYS sit on the bed to put on pants
I dont its my little personal protest that nobody knows about
well I guess just blew that.
2naSalit
(92,683 posts)In the dark and I don't have a large space between me and the furniture so any horizontal failure is quickly remedied by the bed. I have learned the hard way, that there's no need to try to accomplish feats of defiance, I usually end up wishing I hadn't.
Trueblue Texan
(2,925 posts)...I taught them that EVERYONE should sit down to don underwear, pants, socks and shoes--no matter their age or condition of their body! Preventing the fall so you don't have to live with the results of a fall shows you are intelligent and know how to take care of yourself. Be aware that as we age, we tend to behave more and more like rebellious teenagers--which makes us OLD--isn't that what you really want to avoid surrendering to?
robbob
(3,638 posts)I volunteered for many years, playing piano at a nursing home in Montreal around the corner from where I lived. There was this really lovely, elderly gentleman who came to live at the home and he quickly became one of my favourite apres show audience members to chat with.
One day I came to play and found him sitting in a wheelchair, which was not usual. After my performance, I sat down and talked to him. Apparently, the lightbulb in his room burned out, and he decided to climb up on a chair and try to change it himself rather than bothering one of the orderlies to do it for him. Of course, you can guess the rest. He took a bad fall, shattering his hip, and confining himself to a wheelchair. Possibly for the rest of his life, although I moved away shortly after that, and never did find out the end of his story.
One foolish, reckless moment can alter our lives permanently. I dont want to live in fear, but I also dont want to live in a wheelchair. I try to be very careful when doing anything that could lead to such a consequence.
Trueblue Texan
(2,925 posts)What you said here! No, we don't want to live in fear! But we DO want to live independently and without pain! So we have to use our good sense! Our strength and balance is more compromised as we age so we have to get things done differently! Sorry, it just cannot be stressed enough.
WhiteTara
(30,159 posts)everyone at the docs office will know because something broke!
spike jones
(1,777 posts)MiHale
(10,779 posts)Had trouble sitting down all day couldnt figure it out.
lastlib
(24,905 posts)Color-coding works....
Beakybird
(3,391 posts)KS Toronado
(19,565 posts)Does the elastic stretch a long ways, or is it a sudden stop like a brick wall?
lastlib
(24,905 posts)RainCaster
(11,543 posts)Those were the instructions we always got on the zip lines on Maui. To go faster, be a pencil. To slow down, be a starfish.
Trueblue Texan
(2,925 posts)Truth is always funnier than fiction, right?
SouthernDem4ever
(6,618 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(50,899 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(14,324 posts)Be careful when on Planet Earth.
Beastly Boy
(11,137 posts)I got BOTH my legs through my underwear! Standing up! (ok, a disclaimer: I did one leg at a time).
Nah nananana-nah!
thatcrowwoman
(1,230 posts)In the words of my dear old dad, of blessed memory, Its hard getting old, isnt it, daughter.
Sometimes, dad, sometimes.
Beats the alternative though.
A friend at the high school where I worked cracked up everybody in the teacher workroom before classes one day. We were having constant required testing for our students, much more than we were actually teaching. Said she, Today I knew to put on my big girl panties. I sure hope this isnt the day the elastic breaks!
🕊thatcrowwoman
MiHale
(10,779 posts)Mickju
(1,812 posts)I make sure there is something to grab onto nearby.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)I know it is going to be a bad day when I catch a toe.
Timber!
OSHA Safety tip. Always put yer underwear on next to the bed.
When you fall it has the added benefit or launching your wife out of bed so she can make you breakfast.
No I ain't gonna sit down to do it.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)Wrap around underwear with velcro.
Ya just wrap it around and stick the velcro then pull the middle through and velcro.
Now when you pee ya got a perfect drip bib. You know you need that! It will work great for you short guys. Not that I would know anything about that.
I am gonna make a million.
MiHale
(10,779 posts)of the terrible zipper scenario.
Trueblue Texan
(2,925 posts)They're called adult disposable briefs. Not kidding. Some folks call them diapers.
usonian
(13,789 posts)Athletic folks way.
My way.
It's 104 degrees today. Take a wild guess.