hey if you’re disabled or chronically ill & have a hard time standing i want you to know that it’s ok to sit down when able bodied people wouldn’t or aren’t. not just in the context of using a wheelchair but just like. whenever. pull up a stool in front of the stove when you make mac & cheese. kneel on a chair in front of the sink when you’re washing the dishes. going outside to smoke/wait for a cab/whatever? pop a squat on the sidewalk/curb/stoop. get a shower chair. it’s not weird or shameful to minimize your pain & it’s not worth wasting spoons just because “normal people would do it standing up”
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#even if you don’t have a disability or chronic illness... normalize sitting#my chronic illness has nothing to do w my legs but I’ve always had a harder time standing for long periods of time than other people#but sometimes the people around me are grateful they’re like oh you’re sitting now i feel like its ok to sit