This month, I'm participating in WEGO Health's National Health Blog Post Month (#NHBPM). Which means I'm attempting to post every day during the month of November.
For more information or to sign up, see here.
Day 6 Topic: "Write about the time you had to take the high road."
I was in high school, walking to class, my insulin pump in my pocket. Actually I may have had it out to bolus or something, I can't remember. This was over 10 years ago.
"Hey!" I hear a loud voice shout. I turn around, and standing there is a teacher I recognize but don't know (it was a big school). She does not look pleased.
She hold out her hand: "Give it to me."
"What?" I said.
"Your phone," she yells. "You are NOT allowed to have a phone at school!"
This shook me up quite a bit. I hate getting in trouble. But I was able to muster enough courage to respond.
"It's not a phone, it's an insulin pump. See, it's attached to me," I say, holding the pump up so she can see the tubing.
The look on her face is a mix of shock and embarrassment.
"Oh, well, get to class then," she mumbles.
And I did. Despite being mortified and humiliated, I didn't say anything unkind to her. I didn't report her to the principal. I just walked away.
Though I might have glared whenever I saw her in the hallway from then on.
Keep on glaring!
ReplyDeleteToo funny that our posts were so alike. Glad you got your glare on, she deserved it!
ReplyDeleteI guess stories like this really stick out in our minds. When I called my mom to try to jog her memory (I guess I normally don't take the high road? Haha) this is the first thing we both thought of.