Learning to Love the Wart

This is my wart.  If it weren't so late, I'd take a better photo since this is over two years old and wasn't taken at the best angle.  Then you could see the true beauty of my wart.

I've had it as long as I can remember. 

Several men have been bothered by this wart (some have also been bothered by the fact that I wear something on my left ring finger - I've since retired the LOLA ring and now wear the braid on my wart thumb).  One wanted to rip it off with duct tape and another asked about having it frozen.  Sure, there was a time when I bought one of those Dr. Scholls bandage kits to try to remove it myself.  It took too long, the tape kept falling off and it was icky so I just gave up.  I've also talked to my doctor about it but that's as far as I've gotten. 

I've also thought, "What if I get married and want to have one of those photos taken of just my left hand?"  Could it be taken from a different angle?  Could they airbrush it out?

Of course, these thoughts never go anywhere because I can't imagine my hand without it.  What if, like Chandler on Friends who thought he'd lost his funny when he had his "nubbin" removed, I loose some part of me by having it zapped?  What if I forget how to spell or I no longer recognize my family or my voice changes to something that sounds quite like Tiny Tim? 

I think I'd much rather live with the wart.  No one has ever developed their own wart by touching it - that's gotta be a myth - and it's not really hurting anyone (except me when I hit it on something every once in a great while).   It's been a part of me for at least twenty years - probably longer - longer than any man anyway.  I don't think I'll make a move to have it removed any time soon.   

Comments

[Kim]

"Warts and all," baby. My slogan for the day.

[Delly Bean]

Maybe it's not a wart. Maybe it's a ganglion (which is far more fun to say) or just a skin extension. It's all good.

It's been fun reading all of your posts, sorry I haven't been commenting much, I'm playing the part of being my own island lately.

Hugs.

[dharma]

You are too funny. All the things you think might happen if you remove it. I promise photos can be taken where it won't show. Pinky swear. (from a former photography major)