This section of the blog could go on forever. Literally, I have so many embarrassing things
happen every day. But lets talk just
about the top few. Awhile back, my
family and I were out to dinner at a really nice restaurant. I was standing next to my little brother when
I twitched and nailed him, well, you know where… Ya, totally put him to the
ground. And do you know what he
says. He looks up and me and say, “Lex!
Is this why you can’t get a date?!”
Seriously. At that same dinner I also managed to throw my plate of rice and spill an entire Diet Coke into my mom's purse. Lets just say I'm always an interesting dinner date.
Another time, I was just starting a new semester, so, as I
usually do, I took my teacher aside and told them about my Tourette’s. This teacher acted normal about the situation,
and I didn’t think anything of it. Then
I walk into class the nest day and he says to the whole class, “I just want you all to know, we have a very “Special” student in our class. She’s a little different then the rest of us,
she has twitches.” I was so offended I
stood up and never went back to class.
Since when is it okay to call someone “Special” in the middle of class?
In high school, I loved working in the Special Ed
classes because I could get difficult kids to relate to me and trust me, when
they didn’t trust the other students.
Well, one day I was working with a student named Mace. Mace has Asperger’s Syndrome. He was one of the most difficult kids in the
class to work with, so I pulled him aside and explained that I was different
like him. I told him all about my
Tourette’s and how they worked. After I
was done, he looked at me and said, “I’m so glad I have Asperger’s instead of
Tourette’s. At least I’m not as weird as
you are.” Well, at least he liked me
more after that.
One of my top embarrassing moments was, I was in my Communication class, and I had forgotten to tell that
specific professor about my Tourette’s.
Usually its not a big deal since I almost always sit by myself in the back
classrooms. But this day I was super
stressed out and my twitches were going off like crazy. All of the sudden, he stops the class and
goes, “Alexis! What is wrong with you?!” I was kind of caught off guard so I
responded with, “Well, I have Tourette’s!”
Talk about awkward. People don’t
really know how to handle it. Like do
they apologize? Or just ignore it? Anyway he just kind of moved on with the
lecture. But, the story gets
better, I come back into town in July and run into this kid that I didn’t
really know, but I knew he had been in some of my classes. Well, he comes up to me and goes, “Hey! You’re
that Tourette’s girl that the Professor called out in my Communication
class!” Well, hey. At least people know who I am right?? It’s
better to be remembered for something then forgotten in the crowd!
