Kleenex

So this is the wild side of men. As I grew up, even though my leaning was toward the philosophy of the feminine, I still picked up some of the characteristics of the male side of the human rade.

One of these items was the relationship that men have with Kleenex. We dont believe in the stuff. You will not see men grocery shopping and in their shopping carts boxes of Kleenex. We are not taught beginning as young boys in the field to ever stop what we were doing to run over and pick up a box of Kleenex. We as men were all taught one of the processes that women consider a gross side of men. It is that moment when a man grabs his nose, shuts off one side of the nostril, and blows out the other side. You didn't get to see a lot of this and then along came Madison Baumgartner who made everything legal. Madison grew up out on a working ranch and was a star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. Madison believed in having a clean nose all the time and he use the proscribed male method of clearing the nostrils used by all men out in the field. Madison did it often in front of the cameras and didn't care who was watching. He actually had a name for the process.

Now for the women reading this you might want to skip the next sentence because I guarantee it will offend you. Men called these 'snot rockets'. It is a term with a lot of duality for men. Even for us, it is a bit gross, but at the same time it is so entirely male. Madison was a studd in baseball and that is how he showed up.

Well, I was in the same category around this relating to blowing my nose and then it changed. I got sick and almost died. I came back from being so sick that I was dependent on oxygen all the time. I had a line into my nose supplying me with fresh air. When my nose became congested it just did not work to just grab the nose. In order to work, I needed to work with Kleenex. I discovered once you started to rely on the soft tissues they become oh so important.

Now whenever I sit down somewhere in the house , one of the things I locate is the nearest box of Kleenex. I also try to make sure I have a wastebasket nearby. At that point, I am ready to blow my nose. It is now a ritual involving taking off my oxygen line and having the proper number of Kleenex to blow my nose. It also seems too generate nose blowing. So just the fact that I am relying on Kleenex seems that I more often rely on Kleenex.

So the circle is complete and I am now someone who works with tissues. I am someone who is always working on cleaning out my nasal passages. But I now clean things out in a process filled with protocol. I have become a part of formal society and I am not just one of the disgusting approaches that men use to keep their head clear.

So what is your personal relationship witht Kleenex?