I had horrible allergies today, recalling those dreadful days in high school when my face would turn into mush and I had no kleenex available. In those days, the teachers would never allow you to go to the bathroom without explicit permission. So quite naturally, I would suffer the entire class period trying to hold my dripping nose…IN.<\/p>\n
A few days ago, I discovered that my philosophy TA supposedly had a sensitive immune system. When asked about spring break, one student said she got a cold. Immediately, the TA told the student to leave the classroom in respect of her sensitive immune system. The student asked outloud, \\”Am I being kicked out?\\” The TA didn\\’t exactly respond, but turned to face the class, \\”If anybody else is sick, please go.\\”<\/p>\n
For the rest of the hour, I was held in extreme anxiety. I was afraid she was going to mistake my allergies as a cold. Of course, the more anxiety I have, the more my nose started dripping.<\/p>\n
So now I have a heated towel over my face in an attempt to ease my ever-dripping nose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I had horrible allergies today, recalling those dreadful days in high school when my face would turn into mush and I had no kleenex available. In those days, the teachers would never allow you to go to the bathroom without … Continue reading