Last night, I produced some of my finest work.
Ive come to realize that my brain operates in ways that others simply dont.
More often than not, this is a curse rather than a gift.
Apparently, some people found it insane to compare lice with AIDS.
But if thats the issue, then theres nothing wrong with the tweet at all.
In fact, to ensure I wasnt completely insane, I even ran it by ChatGPT.
Was it an extreme comparison?
But that was the point.
Think about it: In elementary school, no one is worried about STD’s.
AIDS, HIV, herpes, chlamydia, and the other countless STDs simply arent on a childs radar.
Lice is the childhood AIDS.
The ultimate elementary school scarlet letter.
The mere possibility of being pulled aside and sent home with a special medicated shampoo was terrifying.
It wasnt just about the inconvenience; it was about the shame.
The humiliation of being labeled as the lice kid was a burden no child wanted to bear.
It was, in a very real way, the elementary school equivalent of an AIDS diagnosis.
Fortunately, I never had to experience being exiled for a lice or an AIDS diagnosis.
But I vividly remember how those who did contract lice were treated.
For weeks, if not longer, they were outcasted, avoided, and whispered about.
Other kids hesitated to sit near them, touch their belongings, or even stand too close in line.
But thats the thing about childhoodperspective is limited.
At that age, the stakes feel much higher than they actually are.
So, do I stand by my take?
Because when youre a kid, lice is AIDS.
And Ill die on that hill.
