When you think you’ve seen it all in the 12th year of the war… but then life brings you surprises.
I’m walking along, and a woman comes up to me and says:
“Don’t you find it disgusting yourself? Your hand is horrible, and you’re showing off your prosthesis. Can’t you wear trousers? No, you have to walk around in shorts so everyone can see!
That’s it. Checkmate.
If a man had said that, it would have been easier: I would have responded briefly, clearly and understandably. But here it was a woman… And my mother always said, ‘Insulting a woman is the last thing you should do.’ So I had to swallow it.
So I’m writing this, probably the millionth post on the topic: why veterans wear shorts 👇
1️⃣ Imagine it’s +30 outside. You’re in a spacesuit. Now imagine my stump in a stump socket. Yes, thank you, now you too can feel this ‘sauna effect’.
2️⃣ Moisture. Lots of moisture. The prosthesis needs to be removed, wiped down and put back on from time to time. If I’m wearing trousers, I’ll have to take them off in the middle of the street. Do you want that? I don’t. Shorts solve the problem in a civilised way, without a spectacle and without traumatising the faint-hearted.
3️⃣ If the veteran didn’t ask you, then your opinion is automatically sent to the trash, along with spam and free loans. The same goes for ‘help’ that no one asked for.
💡 There is a 99.9% chance that this woman will not read my post. But maybe there are still some antiquated individuals out there who need to have the obvious explained to them. Because not all veterans are as tolerant as I am. And this post could very well save your life.
Andriy Sydorenko
