Body Odor

One day when I was younger, in my mid-teens, I realized I had a funky underarm smell. I had been playing all day and it suddenly hit me. And, of course, over the years there have been times when I'd forget to put on some deodorant, or would be sweaty, and realize I had B.O. (body odor). I'd run to the bathroom, and wash my armpits with a little soap and water, and if I had a deodrant stashed nearby, I'd put some on. This doesn't always solve the problem (your clothes may have picked up the smell), but it does help.

Sometimes I come across someone who reeks, just REEKS, of B.O. Sometimes it's not even B.O., and I'm scared to even imagine what it might be. Today, I walked by someone who stank like vomit with an underlying B.O. smell. A "combo" if you will. Did this person not realize they smelled? Did it happen on the way to school? Did no one around them at least mention it? There's a bathroom nearby, why not go "freshen up"?

I have a friend who once smelled so bad, he wasn't just funky, he KICKED. And the funny thing was, he didn't realize it. He thought I was making fun of him. Other friends also brought it up, and he then thought we were "all in on it".

ADVICE: If someone tells you that you smell, even if you think it's a joke, just "freshen up" anyway.