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I think I must be getting old
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I think I must be getting old So, a few months ago at my work we had a new girl starting. She was on the company training program and what turned out to be the fast track to management. She is very keen at all of 25 years old with blonde hair and bright, blue eyes. She has also attained her MRS and is unfortunately very married. Anyway, there is quite a bit of heavy lifting on the job and one day I was showing her a kind of economic way of moving things. Using your legs to lift and certain ways to pivot things. Stuff like that. She mentioned that she had recently had surgery so she was a bit worried about lifting some of the heavier things and would need help sometimes. Now, I'll admit, I was curious about what sort of surgery she would have needed. However, I did not ask her. The way I was brought up, and the way just feels right, dagnabit, is to not pry too much into things like this. If someone tells you that they recently had surgery, I feel that it is very rude to inquire as to the nature of the procedure. Especially if it is a woman. I mean, she could have needed something doing to her *gasp* lady parts. Not something to chat about with a colleague at work, I don't think. So, fast forward to a few days ago and here I am working with this woman and another young man - all of 18 years old. She mentioned to him that she was still recovering from some surgery that she had needed.... "Oh really," he says. "What sort of surgery did you have?" ... I shook my head and permitted myself a condescending smile. I thought to myself: "Oh you poor, young fool. You're not supposed to ask young ladies such things. She's going to be very angry with you." "Oh they found a growth on one of my ovaries and they needed to remove it," was her casual reply. (casual!) Well, my eyes just about popped out of my skull and my jaw dropped so far that I could taste the floor. How am I the one who ended up with my foot in my mouth here? hehe I simply could not believe it. I must be getting old. |
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I know that when I had my surgery almost two years ago, I didn't really want to talk about it, but sometimes as you live with a condition for a while, it becomes less private to discuss as you come to repair it. So in a way, I can understand her casualness about it. Had they thought it was cancerous at first, then the fact that maybe it was a benign growth would have made it easier to talk about...for example. That could account for her ease of discussion. Either way, that you have manners doesn't make you old...it just means you are a gentleman. That's always a good thing.
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