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Today, one guy I have to fix up daily at the nursing home asked me if having to shower naked people every time i'm there makes me uncomfortable. This actually struck me as really profound, and I realized that the moment I started this whole nursing business I never really thought about that sort of thing until it was mentioned.
I... don't know? I guess i've become really desensitized to well, looking at naked people? i blame the porn
No really, I can't explain it either! Maybe because in my head I've got that 'it's a job, i have to do it' mindset, sorta. I never noticed that I don't actually have a problem with any aspect of my line of work that other people would find confusing, awkward, hell even slightly offensive. I guess it's because I respect these people I work with, that they'd give up part of their sense of privacy and dignity to allow someone to just jump in and help them even if they don't think they need it. Idk. I probably just care too much to let something like nakedness get in the way of my priorities.
Suffice to say, after asking me this question the man proceeded to talk at length about his erectile dysfunction. Lovely.
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Also, while taking my parents' laundry out of the bathroom to be washed, I came across a couple of handkerchiefs with some clear gel on them. Upon asking my dad, he told me (with a really stupid grin) it was 'just some KY jelly'.
Uh. I'm not even gonna ask what he was doing in the bathroom with those.
I... don't know? I guess i've become really desensitized to well, looking at naked people? i blame the porn
No really, I can't explain it either! Maybe because in my head I've got that 'it's a job, i have to do it' mindset, sorta. I never noticed that I don't actually have a problem with any aspect of my line of work that other people would find confusing, awkward, hell even slightly offensive. I guess it's because I respect these people I work with, that they'd give up part of their sense of privacy and dignity to allow someone to just jump in and help them even if they don't think they need it. Idk. I probably just care too much to let something like nakedness get in the way of my priorities.
Suffice to say, after asking me this question the man proceeded to talk at length about his erectile dysfunction. Lovely.
X
Also, while taking my parents' laundry out of the bathroom to be washed, I came across a couple of handkerchiefs with some clear gel on them. Upon asking my dad, he told me (with a really stupid grin) it was 'just some KY jelly'.
Uh. I'm not even gonna ask what he was doing in the bathroom with those.