Stick legs

Written by Sean on Friday, February 2, 2007

When I was a kid, on long drives, I’d be sitting in the back seat of the car, looking at the scenery and imagining that my legs were paralysed. At the time, I didn’t understand "paralysis". I thought it meant that the legs couldn’t move, that they were stuck in one position, like wooden sticks coming out of one’s body. And so I sat in the car, making my legs rigid (though bent at the knee), for hours on end. I’d just sit there, legs stuck in one position.

I particularly remember doing so during a trip to Scotland with my dad and his wife.

[tags]Early+Memories, Legs, Paralysis, Driving[/tags]

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2 Comments

1 On 2 February, 2007, Sandy said:

I did exactly the same and sometimes still do though I never believed paralyzed legs were rigid.

2 On 2 February, 2007, Mari said:

I remember sitting with my legs crossed under me, held tightly to my body and swinging my body through while I “crutched” on my arms/hands across the floor. I did this a lot, but it didn’t even occur to me what I was actually desiring.