People notice quite frequently that I am always wearing shorts. Especially recently, I have been challenged on my intentions, and I guess I owe an explanation.
To answer the question plainly: I wear shorts out of extreme respect for my dad.
This is a particularly new phenomenon. I have not always been crazy about wearing shorts. In fact, sometimes I am freezing wearing shorts in the winter.
To explain, you need to know a little background. My parents are divorced. Without going into much detail, it was a significant, life-changing event during my teenage years. Because of this, I don't get to see my dad very often. However, the times that I do see him, he is wearing shorts. It is a stubborn quality, but this stubborn quality has mirrored onto me.
Wearing shorts is just one way that I can remind myself of his presence in my life. As much as I analyze it, I realize that I am very much like my dad. Really, I don't know why my dad wears shorts, but he is why I wear mine.
So.....now you can stop wondering why.