Have you ever suddenly come to the realization that something you have always believed isn't true? This has been happening to me a lot lately. Many instances of which, my friends have made fun of me for. For example, my mother has always given us these vitamin-rich lozenges called Cold-eez when we had cold symptoms. They knock out the cold before it can really take effect (its awesome!) So anyway, she has always told me and my siblings that we have to not chew it and only suck on it. We also had to completely finish it or else it would have no effect. Now, while they work very well, Cold-eez don't taste very good (though Mom never buys the flavors I like...) So, I always hate having to just wait for it to dissolve and go away so I can talk and drink lots of water to flush away the taste. The other week, I got a cold. I felt crappy for a few days before I finally was able to go home and get some medicine. I got some Cold-eez from our medicine basket and I brought them back to the dorm with me. Later, I popped one in my mouth and went about my day. About 15 minutes later, I was thinking, "ugh...I wish I could just spit this out already." I thought, "Well, If I do all this will have been for nothing." Then all of a sudden it hit me. Mom had lied to me. I didn't have to finish the entire thing for it to work. Most of it would be ok. Wow.....I felt dumb (and a little bit betrayed.) At 22, I finally knew the truth. Well, I guess I had a lot less colds growing up because of Mom's story....
Mom also used to give us spoonfuls of Peanut butter sometimes when we were little. She used to say to us, "There are vitamins in it! It's good for you!" We just ate and and were happy. Then, one day when I was about 10, I realized that Mom had literally put vitamins in the spoonful of peanut butter. Like, Vitamins C, D, E and other things. How had I not noticed that before? Ah well. I guess a spoonful of peanut butter helps the vitamins go down. Mom was/is s tricky, but smart, Woman.
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