00:00I was born without arms.
00:02Everything you do is adapting to your environment
00:05to live in a world that was not designed for you.
00:08Are there things I can't do?
00:09I mean, push-ups would be difficult.
00:11Besides that, there are specific articles of clothing
00:14that are difficult for me to wear.
00:16Today is exciting.
00:17We are going to go shopping.
00:19My boyfriend and I are having a dinner date tonight,
00:22so we get to go find an outfit for that.
00:27What do you think?
00:30I was born without arms,
00:32and that condition can also just be known
00:34as bilateral aplasia of the upper limbs.
00:36I think it definitely made me have thicker skin,
00:39and it definitely made me have to learn
00:41how to troubleshoot things from a very early age.
00:44I was adopted from the Russian orphanage.
00:47I had therapy lessons,
00:49and they would have me use my feet to play with things.
00:52Everybody is born with two hands,
00:54and you learn how to adapt to your social surroundings.
00:58I just was born without them.
01:00For the most part, no.
01:01I love the fact that I don't have arms.
01:02I mean, I wouldn't be on camera right now filming for this.
01:06Are there things I can't do?
01:08I mean, push-ups would be difficult.
01:09Besides that, there are specific articles of clothing
01:12that are difficult for me to wear.
01:14I tend to wear clothing a lot more like this that's just very easy,
01:18very close to my body because I use my legs for everything.
01:21I don't like having puffy sleeves or really loose pants.
01:26I kind of just like everything to be close to my body.
01:29If it's a coat and somebody else is around, like my boyfriend,
01:32I will just have him do it.
01:34Joe will help me if I need to have something buttoned.
01:37He'll even sometimes curl my hair for me, which is really sweet.
01:40Today is exciting.
01:41We are going to go shopping.
01:43My friends and I are having a dinner date tonight,
01:46so we get to go find an outfit for that.
01:49I can do a lot of things by myself.
01:51I've learned how to adapt so well with feet.
01:54I need to put this down.
01:57And then I'm pretty short, so slide that in.
02:01But basically, I just have one foot on the gas,
02:04and then you have your brake, and I'll just alternate.
02:06And then I just do this.
02:08And then for like the turn signal, I can just do that
02:11and still have my foot on this.
02:13I don't have any car adaptions, if that makes any sense.
02:16So I can drive any car.
02:18I could not drive a manual though.
02:20I'm super looking forward to shopping.
02:23There are going to be days where I feel awkward
02:26or where I feel clumsy.
02:28I think the biggest frustration when I go out in public
02:31is just knowing that other people aren't used to me,
02:34and I'm sort of like an alien in their environment in a way.
02:37And so they'll stare or ask questions,
02:40which again is at least completely fine for me.
02:42For some people with disabilities, it's not.
02:44Joe is honestly one of the most supportive people that I know.
02:47It's never been an issue for him.
02:50I'm definitely hoping to find something
02:52that is very comfortable and easy to wear
02:55and something that will make me feel confident.
02:58This is cute because it's super flowy.
03:01So it'd be super easy for me to get on and off.
03:03It looks very comfortable and I can style it very easily.
03:06These are body suits and I would love to be able to wear body suits and stuff like that.
03:10The thing that I avoid wearing the most would probably be body suits
03:13because those are just a pain to get on and off.
03:15And if you need to use the restroom, it's just game over.
03:18So it's really difficult to get certain things
03:20because if they're too wide in the shoulder, then they'll just fall off.
03:24This top is definitely my favorite thing I've tried on.
03:39I think that it's very comfortable.
03:43You like it?
03:44Actually, it really is super cute.
03:45Y'all have a good one.
03:46Thank you, too.
03:47Thank you, too.
03:48I just got done shopping.
03:49I had such a fun time and I'm so excited to wear my new clothing at the grocery store.
03:53Stop.
03:54What the heck?
03:55Alright, dinner is just about ready so we are going to go get changed and be right back.
04:09Three, two, one, go.
04:14What do you think?
04:15Honestly, I think it's perfect.
04:16It looks super comfortable and I think you look gorgeous.
04:20I think it's really important for people with limb differences and just people in general
04:25with disabilities and differences of all kinds to be represented because I think we live,
04:30again, in an age that is very comfortable with the one-size-fits-all mentality.
04:35I think it is really important for media to showcase more diversity because, I mean,
04:40at the end of the day, that's what's real, right?
04:50And that's where people, right?
04:51And that's how you thank the ball so that dramatize.
04:52I think, that's how you see.
04:53And this is something that we're talking about whenider�.
04:54And that, as you, as you heard from the other team, you didn't have a good amount of action
04:55so you could touch people's singing.
04:56The gas system is really well all Kings.
04:57When enca peace as a song from the деревaurus, I think it's really well and the start,"
04:58Super Mo, too.
05:00It's really good.
05:01Well, they're going to have a good one.
05:02On that afternoon, we won't sporting the
05:14long water.
05:15Whoa, what have you seen?
05:16How do you think?
05:17When I saw this playing world, Lord P那就.
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