It might be autumn. It might feel like autumn. But some bright colours are hanging on there, even if they are getting a bit isolated.
“Dad why have you got shorts on.”
Because I feel like having them on
“But Dad it’s freezing.”
It’s good for the constitution.
“Well it’s not good for my eyes. It’s so uncool.”
Hawklad you have no taste.
“Well Dad don’t come running to me when you get Frostbite. Time to cover your legs up.”
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I have to admit it was a tad bracing on the legs. That cold that when I tried to have a hot bath to warm up, my legs immediately sucked all the heat out of the water. Sat in luke warm water after just few seconds is no fun.
I understand that Hawklads primary concern with shorts is not for my wellbeing. He doesn’t like wearing shorts. He doesn’t like the feel of fresh air on his legs. He doesn’t like the thought of people looking at his legs. He is not keen on others wearing them as well, certainly when they are near him. He has been this way from about the age of 5. He has not worn them in all that time. It’s even on his medical record and the doctors have wrote to school to tell them to make the necessary adjustments to their sports uniform policy.
I like to exercise in shorts but quite quickly after I have finished you will hear the following words echo across the house – ‘is it about time you cover your legs up…”. It’s another little element of our Aspergers house.
While I have no problem with shorts, Hawklad may have a point about frostbite. ๐ Donโt get frostbite Superdad.
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Must be time to cover up then. ๐
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Probably a good idea for your legs. ๐
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They need to breathe sometimes. ๐
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Yes, but frozen legs might be a little difficult to walk on. ๐
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Did think about that.
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Good good. Thinking about that is a start. ๐
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It really is my friend ๐
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Oh, Hawklad would detest my barely-there nightshirt. At 4pm it reached 93F outside. I’m about to take a pure cold water shower.
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Would you swap that for 50F and rain.
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For a couple days… maybe as much as 2 wks… heck yeah!!!!
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I will see what I can arrange then with the weather people.
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Thank you!
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No shorts?? But… but… its 104ยฐF, I believe that’s 40ยฐC… sure6even Hawklad would agree to shorts in this weather. Then again… Ben has been known to wear ALL the clothes in the heat, so maybe not.
It’s fascinating to me the different things that bother our guys.
I love that picture! It says so much. One bright flower in the middle of all the faded and tired ones. We just gotta keep finding that one bright flower, looking for the rainbow after the rain and the cloud that looks like an ancient mystical warrior ๐
Really though… aren’t you injured enough? Dont add frostbite. I can’t compete with frostbite, unless I go for heat stroke, and that’s just no fun at all๐๐๐๐๐
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Iโm not sure he would. We where in Europe one holiday when it was 36C and he refused shorts. Iโm like a walking injury museum. xx
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That is funny ๐ I am a tank top girl. For some reason, short sleeves feel awful on my shoulder, but I can handle long sleeves. I guess because I am cold and I like the warmth. I think Hawklad would find you funny in tank tops. I love hydrangeas. I keep trying to move mine to be in the sun so it will bloom. As I was pulling weeds this summer, I pulled the one bloom it finally produced. It is still young yet. Hopefully, next year is the big year.
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I hope so. I do have a tank top for exercise. He does give me some looks when Iโve got it on.
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To be honest, I donโt like grown men in shorts either. Something about hairy legs. Maybe if you shaved your legs, he would be okay! ๐๐๐
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Sorry, hairy legs here…..
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I can the problem now! ๐
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I haven’t worn shorts for probably 65 years and even then I wouldn’t go beyond the corner store (not half a dozen houses away). I don’t mind if other people wear them as long as they are long enough. I certainly never liked “short shorts” that some women wear.
I used to have a booth at a market years ago and there was one man who came in regularly and I never saw him when he didn’t have shorts on even when there was a pile of snow. I could never understand that. Just looking at him made me feel cold, especially since there was barely any heat in the building during the winter. The heating system just couldn’t keep up.
Love that hydrangea. The color is gorgeous.
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Itโs at the church. Here the postmen have a competition to see who can keep the shorts on longest in the winters deliveries.
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I wear sandals without socks all summer. Last week the sandals were put away and socks and shoes came out. Great hydrangea photograph – a nice metaphor
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The hydrangea is in the church yard.
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Lol, what a boy you have!. Mind you, some of the sights I see in shorts, male and female, I can see why he doesn’t like it.
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Thatโs the thing, I never look at my legs so I donโt appreciate how bad they look.
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Plainly the boy is traumatized !!!
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Deeply.
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Iโve noticed male American tourists to our city always wear shorts. No matter what time of year. Itโs how you can spit them even before they open their mouths. Must be a cultural thing. Iโm like your son, I hate bare legs and will wear tights under my dresses or skirts. And rarely wear shorts. Only exception is if we happen to on holidays somewhere unbearable hot.
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I guess the rust on my legs would indicate Yorkshire to you.
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I love wearing short but it is definitely too cold for that now. ๐ฅถ
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No itโs not …. x
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It is for my poor legs … goose pimples are not a good look!
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You never know.
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I wonder how he would be in summer in California lol ๐ Temps around 110f/43c
Over there in your area, I can see that – you are colder…
When I worked golf course in winter I still wore shorts or short skirts … I got around the cold with nylons and thigh high socks lol โค๏ธ fricken love those thigh high socks!! The wool ones โค๏ธ
I am opposite of him in this regard… I canโt stand pants lol … I like my legs free. But also my legs are pretty nice โ๏ธ
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Heโs had 36C and refused to switch.
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Quick little side note… I went to see what 36c is lol… if you just Google that… you get boobs ๐คจ I went to see if 36f did the same and yup it does lol ๐คจ …F is always larger ๐โ๏ธ
Wow tough little bugger then… headstrong lol thatโs funny – I am same but opposite way with the pants vs shorts lol
I will do shorts as long as I can push it! Pants are a absolute last resort – I really hate pants
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Could cause a few problems going forward that…
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Yeah probably ๐ฎ… Iโm always respectful. But like him, I like what am comfortable with
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Best way ๐
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I had a discussion with a neighbor about fabrics and sensations each child in my family is bothered by. None has a shorts aversion, though.
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Socks is the other one.
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Oh yeah. I remember your talking about that one.
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You have a good memory x
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Maybe you could get some of those nylon warm-up pants that you could pull up over your shorts when you’re done exercising?
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Pink ones would be cool.
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Match the rest.of your outfit?
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Definitely
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