Okay, I'll be your RYL mom. I'd be honored to do so. I just didn't want to get too proud or anything.
Besides, I did start husband hunting at the tender age of 14.
Actually that customer I encountered at the fast food restaurant was being diplomatic. He didn't want to know that (as ugly as it was) it was anything but cat scratches. The wounds were superficial. I can't go into more detail for fear of tip sharing. If I'm to be a RYL mom, I have to set a good example. *giggle*
I didn't remember if it was raspberry or blackberry. I remember seeing them all along those waterfall parks on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. I think here I'd say a predatory cactus. I do understand about the long sleeves. I'm wearing a sun shirt whenever I go outside during the day and I can't say I like it. I like sunscreen even less. Fingerless gloves have been back in fashion too, but I don't know if they would work in food service. I have a pinched ulnar nerve that affects the outer two fingers of my right hand and sometimes I wear a brace for it. I find a fingerless glove covers the brace so all the velcro on it doesn't snag or catch on anything.
It is started to look like there's no point for me to scarify. The cuts I made September 13 are healed but there are still marks. My girlfriend had me get some cap sleeve shirts so I could dress more feminine. I'll just have to watch when and where I wear them. I usually wear twill shorts or jeans and a souvenier T-shirt or an oversize men't T-shirt to fit my broad shoulders.
It's been my experience that people who don't SI or have some addiction just don't understand. They don't see the world the way we do.
Be good to yourself,
Love, Susan