IAmA 19 year old born without arms. AMA

Are you for or against the 2nd amendment, the right to bare arms?

I applaud you, sir. I have not heard that one yet :P

Applaud?...you do?

I applaud very carefully

I know this will be shot down but i just have to ask... Do you even lift?

All day, bro

What kind of exercises do you do? I would assume you wouldn't want to reduce your flexibility.

I do a lot of yoga and stretching along with cardio and various strength training exercises to maintain a proper body weight

If you're doing cardio, how hard is running without the counterweight of arms?

Its my natural center of balance now so I guess it never bothered me

Instead of fingerprints do you have your toe prints on record?

I do actually lol

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It's all about the nuzzles, man. Bitches like nuzzles

This comment is under appreciated.

EDIT: That's more like it.

Trust me, they love it

Ever tempted to stick toilet plungers on your shoulders?

Been there done that :P

are you typing this with a special device? do you have someone typing for you? or are you using a voice thing

I type with my toes. Just a laptop on the ground where I can reach it.

Not sure if trying to rustle my jimmies or if you're serious, if you are serious, not bad my friend.

Don't get me wrong, it took years of practice to get to the point where I can type at a normal speed. But I do my best to have has few special modifications on things as possible. Makes it easier to adapt to new surroundings.

Please, please, please, please, PLEASE record yourself typing with your feet. That would be quite the feat.

I'll make one eventually lol

Is this your wallet? https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTH7W1NnpvVNDFNXMT6RwsyjM3y5gUsYAOeWgbOZrKxmH6Ij12-yw

Ha I wish. I have a Dark Knight Rises wallet at the moment so it's close enough lol

Where do you keep your wallet?

I actually keep my phone and my wallet in my shoes. I wear nike high tops so they don't fall out while walking. I just gotta make sure they don't smell like shoe lol

How do you answer your phone?

The answer button. I hold it on my shoulder much like anyone else does when they're on the phone but need their hands for something

sorry to be that girl to ask: but seriously.. how do you wipe your ass? this has been a question ive pondered for a long long time. Also, masturbation? Can you do that? like wth? i would be so sad if i couldnt touch myself.

btw also a 19 yo girl, two arms.. and a dirty mind.

I dont really know how to describe what the device is but I have almost like a stick that I can wrap toilet paper around the end it. This gives me the extension I need to actually reach back there. I'm flexible but not that flexible.

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yes

Is there a video of this somewhere?

not gay, just .. science

no lol. but someone told me once that I'd make a killing in fetish porn haha

THANK YOU. i knew there was a device. what if, you mounted it in front of your toilet, and i had some kind of angle to it, so that when you stood up, you could just give 'er the old one-two-wipe-down?

*btw, sorry for being the first person to ask, and have a completely arrogant question. but when i saw that girl with no arms on tosh.o i couldnt help but think it

I like having something portable that I can take with me so I can go to friends houses or public restrooms by myself. If there's absolutely no way I can bring it with me I make sure to take care of those things before I leave the house

I wonder how many guys tried to masturbate with their feet because of this AMA.

maybe they should do an AMA on how it went lol

When you go swimming do people call you Bob?

I swim like a frog lol.

I'm back guys, I had to take a final. So ask away if questions still remain

how do you cook?

I don't do anything special. But prep times are a lot longer for me

If by a new medical miracle, you received functional arms but they would only last for a day, what would that day involve?

Rock climbing, theres a lot of cliffs by a river about 20 miles from my place I've always wanted to go. Other trhan that, that's a hard question to answer

I'm actually applying to college now to go into Biochemical engineering. I want to create lifelike prosthetics and technological body systems. If you could ever have the capability of having a lifelike arm, would you take it? You could potentially have these arms forever, they would either run on batteries or your own biological energy (glucose fuel cells)

I would give it a long hard look before I make a decision. But I would consider it

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I can masturbate lol. Though the details of that I'd like to keep private haha

Why would you use your feet when this exists? http://www.fleshlight.com/shower-mount/

you just opened up a whole new world to me

Hmmm... are you flexible?

I can put my foot behind my head if that answers your question lol

You can suck your own wang can't you...

Nope. But I wont deny that I've tried lol

First off I just want to say you are an absolute badass. Secondly I would like to ask what is the biggest challenge of having no arms.

definitely school when I was younger. It was hard to keep up with assignments and stuff like that

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No. But I had an issue with the owner of a local gas station once where he literally wouldn't take my debit card from my foot. the guy in line behind me had to give it to him

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They gave me kind of a settlement because I did threaten to. But legally I'm not allowed to talk about what they gave me

So this is why you won't talk about how you masturbate

Hahahahaha best comment so far

So looking away from the misfortune, what are some advantages that you've found that you have in your condition?

The social security I get for disabilities is really helping me through school. Oh and I'm a cigar smoker and the owner of the local tobacco shop always gives me like a free lighter or something everytime I go in there haha

Can you light your own cigars?

yep! and cut them too

How do you light them? Like, what kind of lighter/matches do you use?

I use a zippo

You must be one flexible motherfucker. But I'm happy that you're doing so well. :) Do you do any form of stretches or are you naturally that flexible from using your feet?

just naturally that flexible with the toes lol

You're like...a monkey or something....without arms.

I think that every time I peel a banana lol

You asked Weird Al to help you move a couch, didn't you?

hahahahahaha I love weird al

What do you do about sleeves? I mean, do you tie them shut? Cut them off and sew up the holes? Is there an article of clothing already in mass production specifically for people with no arms? What's going on in the market of armless fashion?

I dont do anything with sleeves though I prefer them to be short

You like fishing, but HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU TELL FISH STORIES?

Like an old sailor

Do you give people dirty looks if when someone is trying to help out they ask "Can I give you a hand?"?

No. I love making jokes about it. And I realize that that's more of just the way we speak rather than someone trying to make a pass at me

where's the most annoying place to get an itch?

Lower back

Do people ever act really weird around you? If so, how do you respond?

Not really other than little kids not understanding. Sometimes I initiate the awkward moments just because I find it humorous.

"Yeah man, I'll grab that for yo... Oh wait."

Need a hand with that?

"you need help, sir?"

"I CAN DO IT MYSELF! AHHHHGGGGGGHHHH!"

Edit: As fucked up as this may sound, I've always wanted to go to a party in a wheelchair and fallout of it; refusing help, screaming in agony as I try to get back in the chair myself. Does that make me a bad person??

and then headbutt!

Yu-Gi-Oh you say? Is it possible to dudududu dududududuel without arms?

Yes lol. I'm actually thinking about doing local tournaments soon

Is there any new technology where you might get a robotic arm or anything like that?

If I'm older I might need it. At this moment I can do everything I want without them so for now I'll pass on anything I see

How comfortable are you when being out in public?

Very. It gets weird when little kids stop and stare or sometimes say something. But you learn to brush it off. We were all at that age once

How are you able to hunt with no arms? And yes, post a picture for proof.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1642712247499&set=a.1293194509774.35997.1827643512&type=1&theater

Thats a picture of me from a spring break trip awhile back. Also I have a custom made ground blind with a swivel tripod on the front where I mount my gun. the blind is sturdy enough that I can lean against the butt of the gun and not have the recoil destroy my shoulder. I can do the trigger and safety with my toes.

I know you want to keep details private... but honestly how the hell do you masturbate...?

my feet. thats about all I'll say. AlsoI dont have a foot fetish lol

How do you play videogames? Using special stick and your mouth?

nope. I use my feet. just put my controller on the ground and I can do go at it. Shooters are mildly difficult since the LT and RT buttons are difficult for me to get at. but other than that I like to think I'm fairly decent

Hey, you must have seen the news yesterday a quadrepeligic ...sorry spelling...was able to move a robotic arm with a brain implant...

http://news.sky.com/story/1026539/woman-uses-her-mind-to-control-robotic-arm

This is only the beginning! You will have arms...legs...write these people. You being young might be the perfect candidate. This technology should move fast now, to refine it...hey good luck to you, k? I wish you all the best

I used to have prosthetic arms. I never liked them. Maybe when I'm way older they may help but for now I'd rather let someone else who actually needs them have them

Even being one of those unfortunate people; you still care more about those who you feel are affected worse than you? How nice :)

I am blessed. For the most part I am self sufficient. but I realize not everyone in my situation is. But I also know their struggle because I wasn't always as independent as I am now

And assuming you've had sex. Do you always have to be bottom?

I prefer bottom (but what guy doesn't?) but I can be on top

You don't have arms and you are probably more sexually active than the majority of redditors.

Arms don't affect what I got below the belt ;P

I get why his disability so easy for him. The guy has three legs.

Hahahahaha

Are you able to drive a car or ride a bike? I sneaked a peek at your Facebook and you seem like a pretty awesome dude.

I can drive without any modifications. I don't have a car or a license however because I can't afford it at this point. Biking is a whole different story lol

A few questions related to you using your feet for a lot of stuff.

• How do you handle winter? With big ol' shoes and socks, is life harder?
  
• Do you worry about losing your leg mobility with age?

I dont wear socks or boots at all. My feet are so used to it that it barely bothers me in the winter And yes that is about my only insecurity

Do you ever experience phantom limb pain, or other sensations?

No I have not. I was born this way and I think thats more for people who lost them later in life

Hows the action with the girlies? I would imagine difficult, BUT being that you seem like a really cool dude things might be different! sex life?

As of now I am sexually inactive but in high school everyone knew me very well and I didn't have much trouble with the ladies

How long does it take you to "eat pie" with your Biffle? <3

A long time. Gotta savor that shit

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I more worry about when I get older and my flexibility isn't where it is now

Wow. I tore my Achilles in the spring. Compared to you sir, I'm am a pussy.

I'm careful with them, though. I played soccer in high school and had a few sprained ankles that really limited what I could do for awhile so I know the dangers of injuring them

I understand that you do a lot of stuff with your feet, like typing and hunting. What are other cool stuff you can do with them that other people can't?

I can cook, do laundry, mow the lawn, even fix the lawn mower, and probably a lot more but I can't really think of any since they all seem like normal tasks to me

Did you have any issues adjusting to college life?

Also, have you heard of Tisha Unarmed? (she has a youtube channel and also had a video on tosh.0)

Not really. I actually found college easier.

And yeah I saw her on tosh. I found her rather bland though. Everyone told me I should have been on there instead lol

Also, what sports teams do you follow?

Any team from minnesota. Though I'm not a big basketball fan.

Does it feel as weird for you to think about having arms as you could imagine we feel about not having arms? Try to describe how you think it would feel.

It is really hard to think about. extra upper body weight, then getting a grasp on how to really use them. i don't know how I'd feel

Thanks for the AMA, OP! :) Very interesting. What do you do want to do with your degree?

I would like to one day hold some type of public office or be some type of advisor. I'm unsure since I haven't chosen what I want my degree to have it's focus on yet