Knowing is half the battle
I am in week 3 or 4 of a long-running cold which has turned into a bitter cough... so bitter today in fact that I managed to strain muscles on either side of my ribcage. So I'm not only coughing every minute, but whenever I do so I have to hold my hands on my sides like chicken wings. Just when you thought I couldn't get any more attractive!
Anyway, at our meeting with our midwife last night, she gave me permission to take some children's cough medicine at nighttime to help me sleep. So we headed down to CVS to peruse their children's medication isle. After much deliberation, we picked out a Tryaminic brand with no added dyes. So we brought our choice up to the cash register, and before asking for my money the clerk printed out this message on a receipt and gave it to me to read:
PREVENTING TEEN COUGH MEDICINE ABUSE: YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO PURCHASE MEDICINE CONTAINING DEXTROMETHORPHAN.
Really? I said. Teens use this stuff to get high??? AWESOME!!! You see, it's been a really long time since I've been able to indulge in over-the-counter cold medicine, and CVS's PSA really got me psyched up for the experience.
A measly teaspoon later, I was sound asleep for 10 hours. If this is the kind of thing teens are into these days, at least it prevents them from having pre-marital sex!