Do You Have Any Memories Of A Childhood Illness?
In 1984, when I was in the sixth grade, I got the Chicken Pox. Back then, if mothers heard about a child who had the Chicken Pox, they would rush to bring their children over to the afflicted child’s house and expose them to this virus. A child with the Chicken Pox had a kind of weird, twisted, Simon Cowell-esque celebrity back then with other parents: “Oh, pick my child! Expose my child! Infect my child, please!”
So I missed two weeks of school, and when I finally went back I was covered with tiny red scabs, which of course my classmates never noticed, and certainly never used as an excuse to invent rumors of my contracting wacky and exotic diseases. Twelve and thirteen year olds are so sensitive and gracious in that way.
One day I was bored, and I decided to circle each and every scab with a ballpoint pen. That, of course, was the answer I was looking for, as inking up my scabs made them practically invisible to the naked eye (NOT!)
And to cap this all off, I vividly remember that as soon as I had finally recovered, an article appeared in the newspaper describing how researchers had finally discovered a vaccine for the very illness I had just suffered through. Twelve years old is so young to learn about the concept of irony, don’t you think?
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This is absolutely hilarious!!!! LMAO! I can just see it now… Was it blue or black ink?
I just got mine up too so when you get a chance check it out.
This is so fun… loving this game…
Let me get this straight. There is a site that gives you IDEAS for blog posts?
Damn. And here I’ve been torturing my family and friends with “come on! Do something humiliating so I have something to write about!!”
This is absolutely hilarious!!!! LMAO!
Now, yes. Then…stupid 😛
And here I’ve been torturing my family and friends with “come on! Do something humiliating so I have something to write about!!”
Well that’s a lot of fun, too! 😀
It’s strange the things that you remember. I remember that it was my 5th birthday and we were having a party. I even remember the outfit I was wearing — probably because there are pictures. But what I most vividly remember is overhearing my mother on the phone telling someone, “Oh, no, I’m sure she’s not contagious. Send her over.”
Everyone at my birthday party got the Chicken Pox and to this day my mother insists that I can’t possibly remember that.
It was like the neighborhood came down with a child plague.
It was like the neighborhood came down with a child plague.
Oh man! I bet they never forgot you 🙂
Hi, Jenny! At least with chicken pox you were popular! The same thing happened when MY kids had chicken pox… they never had so many visitors. lol I’m sure I had them as well, but I don’t remember… must not have been TOO bad. I’m in south GA (Tifton)… are you anywhere close?
Hey, Judy! Thanks for stopping by.
Poor you!
Mine’s up !
For one of my birthdays I had two partys- one for my friends without chicken pox and one with chicken pox. I got chicken pox shortly after and my sister got them.
Wow…1984, you were in 6th grade. I officially feel like a geezer now. I was in my senior year (in the fall) that year.
you lucky devil you, I tagged ya for another one, aint that great?? huh? hmm hello?
I am such a dork – I have never heard of Archie McPhee! What great stuff! I LOVE the Librarian Action figure. Thanks for posting such a funny and imaginative list! Have a Happy Thursday, and stay holiday stress-free!
DK
Poor you!
Chicken Pox was really NOT fun.
Wow…1984, you were in 6th grade. I officially feel like a geezer now. I was in my senior year (in the fall) that year.
Oh man, I know that feeling. I’m starting to get tutoring students who were born the year I graduated from high school and went to college.
For one of my birthdays I had two partys- one for my friends without chicken pox and one with chicken pox. I got chicken pox shortly after and my sister got them.
Was having two parties enough to make up for getting sick?
Thanks, Sparky, I’m really enjoying it!
You drew circles around the spots??? Lord! How did they get the ink off without knocking off the scabs?
Can’t believe you drew circles around the spots! That’s so funny!!
Mines finally up!
Mine is finally up too!! I’m seeing a pattern here with chicken pox stories….
Good, this fodder thing, isn’t it?
cq