A tensile build

Today's word was used in the context of my mother who trips way too much.  She didn't used to, but she does now.  A lot.

tensile

\ TEN-suhl \  , adjective;

1. capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile.

2. of or pertaining to tension:  tensile strain.

 

I was on the phone with my dad, catching up, talking about life, when he brought up the fact that my mother pulled a hamstring last night.  They were out walking the dogs, and in the process my mother tripped and pulled a hammy.  Now she's in pain below the waist for probably the 12th time in two years.  I'm not even exaggerating.

 

In all the talk of how often she seems to accidentally injure herself, I said to my dad, "She's a tensile one", to which he replied, "Yeah..." and continued on with the conversation.

 

The clumsy need help sometimes, after all, they're people too.