Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for December 26, 2012

As usual, Petey gives good neurotic advice.

I still sit like that sometimes.

Gosh, Alice, you ARE only four! You could follow Petey’s advice; but his personality is so different from yours, I don’t think that would be a good fit for you. Just sit however you please and don’t let the Big People intimidate you!

I used to be able to sit like that as a kid. Of course,I was way more flexible then!

While sitting cross-legged on the floor, I can simply stand straight up (using arms/hands for balance only). And then sit back down again. I’m fifty-seven.

if I sat like that, I could never get back up…

Sitting like that has been linked to knee damage later on, undue stress on cartilage and ligaments alike.

Being 74 I usually find it more comfortable to push off of a table or something when standing up from my usual cross-legged position on the floor. Some days my knees hurt more than others. My computer table is 13 inches off the floor.

Good advice big bro is giving you Alice.

I hate it when my feet fall asleep.

keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times.

“W” sitting (how Alice is sitting) is really bad for us…causes hip & knee problems. Stretches the ligaments/tendons too much. Orthopedic surgeon & Occupational Therapists tell me (and others) this. I thought it was a good sign of flexibility but apparently gymnasts have big hip & knee problems late in life.