Having not one, but two ankle bracelets is a little much. I have one on each leg, I guess if they wanted to be real jerks they could have stuck two on one leg. Thank the lord all of my officers like me and are extremely pleasant! They've realized I'm not their average "criminal". During all of this, everyone has been really friendly. When I go to the House Arrest office all the officers socialize and make little jokes with me. Then another person walks in and their whole demeanor changes. Kind of funny. Hint Hint: Be as nice as you can to these people. It is truly amazing how nice they can be in return. These are the people that report to your judge too. So, it's in your best interest to be kind to them. Anyways, back to the ankle accessories. I'd much rather call them "accessories". I thought those were just used in movies, I did not think people really have monitoring devices strapped to their ankles like a science experiment. That just goes to show you how sheltered I was. Some days I literally feel like a dolphin they found in the ocean, they surgically placed a GPS monitor in me, and for the next 5 years they are going to study my habits. I am NOT proud of having to wear these things and would appreciate if no one knew. Reason being, once someone knows something, they cannot un-know it. As humans we judge one another, even me. I've been trying my best not to prejudge people, but it happens. I cover those babies up wherever I go. I live in the Sunshine State so our fashion is kind of all over the place. That allows me to get away with wearing boots ALL the time. In the beginning, I thought I was going to be stuck wearing jeans all summer and maxi dresses. I HATE jeans. I'm a girly girl and jeans are too plain and boring. And then I discovered my boots! I've had them for quite sometime and they were big enough to go over my ankle monitors! Finding boots that go over the bracelets can be hard, so I look for slouchy boots or chunky ones. It can be a mission to squeeze into a pair, but its always worth it! Combat boots are real popular right now too (thank god). Now, I can wear shorts, skirts, and dresses. I love clothing and I was not going to let a little ankle monitor interfere between me and my best outfits. Not everything looks good with boots, but you can find a lot. You would be surprised. I wear socks with all my boots and that helps the boot glide over the ankle bracelets a lot better. Maybe one day I won't care if people see my monitoring devices. But, as of now I do. I've met a lot of people through out AA and some other places and I want to be judged for who I am, not what I've done.
Sincerely,
Allison
Take pics of your cute summer boot outfits
ReplyDeleteI thought you were not allowed to wear socks over the monitors. Is that not correct? That's what I was told and it has been a pain in the butt thus far.
ReplyDeleteYou can...just no socks UNDER the alcohol one because it has to be touching your skin at all times.
DeleteYou can...just no socks UNDER the alcohol one because it has to be touching your skin at all times.
DeleteThere are neoprene guards for them. Check out www.anklemonitorguard.com. They are great!
ReplyDeleteMine 4 10yrs
ReplyDeleteWhy do you have 2 of them? I caught a charge while on probation and they are making me wear one. It's fucking huge! I put socks under and wrap the monitor itself up. It's not an alcohol monitor. I previously wore one for about three years that was about a 3rd of the size of this one. First time I saw it I thought it was a joke. Well, the jokes on me. Any other advice anyone has about comfort? I am a guy and can't get away with the boots and shorts look.
ReplyDeleteI hit my ankle monitor by getting a medical fracture boot. I was on house arrest for 1 month, so about the same time you would wear a fracture boot. Nobody suspected a thing!
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ReplyDeleteMy house arrest bracelet always tuches my skin and generate information from the sweat.
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