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I smell like an old person. Why do I feel like I should be apologizing for that?

November 6, 2014 by Mona Andrei 3 Comments

Knee Pain

Happy Friday Eve, awesome readers!

To put this post into context, here’s a conversation between Greg and I (uncensored because what fun would that be?) …

Me: I think I have kneecap cancer.

Greg: Yup.

Me: What do you mean “yup”. This could be SERIOUS.

Greg: Just like your eyeball cancer, lip cancer, and pinkie toe cancer, this too will pass. Do you even listen to yourself?

Me: Why would I listen to myself? That would be like talking to myself. Everybody knows that only creepy people talk to themselves.

Greg: Yup.

Me: I HATE IT WHEN YOU END A CONVERSATION WITH “YUP”.

Greg: You DO talk to yourself.

Me: Only when I’m writing. I have to. I need to hear how things sound out loud.

Greg: Yup.

At this point I just walked away from the conversation. Now that you have a little bit of background on my current ailment – my kneecap cancer – I need you to know, awesome readers, that this excruciating knee pain has NOTHING to do with my age. I know this because I’ve been having on-again/off-again knee pain since I was in my 20s. (Which is almost like saying that I had knee pain last year. In a 25th-Anniversary-of-my-25th-Birthday kind of way.)

Then last night while I was hopping around my mother’s house like a drunken kangaroo (I was NOT drinking at the time. Almost.), my mother gave me some spray stuff.

My mom: Here, dear. This will help your arthritis.

Me: I DON’T HAVE ARTHRITIS. OLD PEOPLE HAVE ARTHRITIS.

At which point I walked away from that conversation too. (In a hobbled kind of way.)

I can’t really tell you the name of the “stuff” my mom gave me. Mostly because I don’t remember what it’s called but also because it didn’t work and I don’t want you to spend your money on a product that doesn’t work. Unless if your intention is to smell like an old person. Then it totally works.

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Filed Under: Aging and its niceties, Boyfriend stories, Pretending to be a grown-up, Random Tagged With: aging, elderly, midlife

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  1. Dorothy Salvatori says

    November 8, 2014 at 3:35 am

    I smell like old people too. Except for those day when I smell like cabbage. It you really want to color outside of the lines, try taking a path and wrapping your knee with cabbage leaves uncooked. keep them on even after getting out of the tub. It relieves inflamation.

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    • Mona Andrei says

      November 8, 2014 at 11:44 am

      Hi, Dorothy! I’m always amazed at how nature has all the medicine we need. Thanks for the tip!

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    November 15, 2014 at 1:37 pm

    […] talking about my knee pain and I suggest you read this post for the backstory. Technically, it’s a kneestory but spell check is having issues. Regardless, I […]

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