Hello. My name is Michael Jones and I am a person that says, "I don't care what other people think." I've been this way for a long time. I say what I want, to who I want, when I want, and don't care about it. If people don't like it, I don't care because that's just how I am, and how I am is fine!
Actually, it's not.
This mindset of "I don't care what other people think," is one that is very prevalent in our culture today. If you google, "People that do not care what other people think," you get numerous lists, articles, blog posts, and what not about why you should not care what others think about you and your actions.
Now I will admit, when it come to certain personal traits and characteristics, no you should not care what others think. If someone thinks you're fat, ugly, ignorant, or any other insulting thing they can think, then let them think that. As long as you are happy with yourself and aren't harming others, then why care what another person thinks?
But sometimes a line is crossed. The mindset of, "I don't care what other people think," becomes "I don't care what other people think, therefore I'm going to say and do whatever I want and I don't care if I hurt someone." That's where not caring about what others think becomes dangerous. Just because the new waitress at the restaurant you frequent is a little slow her first week doesn't mean that you should tell her that. Just because your coworker has an ugly haircut doesn't mean that you should tell them that. Just because something may be true about that person doesn't mean you need to tell them.
What happens when someone acts this way is that they are intentionally hurting someone else. When a persons intentionally hurts people over and over again, others see it and it makes them not want to be around that person. What's also common is that the person doing the hurting often doesn't seem to grasp the fact that they are hurting someone. When others stop wanting to be around them, they find themselves with very few people in their lives, or maybe no people at all. They end up friendless, lonely, and bitter. They end up not just hurting others, but hurting themselves
So if you are a person that has no friends, very few friends, feels unhappy, bitter, or are always wondering why people leave your life? Maybe look at how you are treating them. You may also ask, "What can I do?" The answer is simple:
Kindness
Just be kind to others. Instead of not caring about what others think, you should care about how they feel. Kindness is a cheap form of brightening someone's life, because more than likely you do not know that person or their story. Do you really have the privilege of telling them what you think?
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1. For all of the endless hugs and kisses you always seem to smother me in.
2. For teaching me how to cuddle and being the best cuddle buddy still to this day.
3. For teaching me some of the best "mom dance moves"
4. For pushing through all of the sleepless nights and still being super mom.
5. For not killing me every time you found me cutting my own bangs.
6. For showing me all the classics and helping me develop a good taste in movies.
7. And for watching the ridiculous reality TV shows with me because no one else will.
8. For helping me with all of that awful homework that even you couldn't understand.
9 For giving us a taste of our own medicine when we needed it.
10. For setting my curfew at a reasonable hour to ensure I didn't get into any mischief. (I was still able to accomplish a little mayhem though)
11. For spoiling me as a little girl but making me do chores as I got older. I now understand the point of having a clean house.
12. For being the best host to all of the weird friends I would bring over.
13. And for standing up for me when those weird friends stabbed me in the back.
14. For listening when I needed to vent and always giving the best advice possible.
15. For being the absolute best cook. No arguments there.
16. For answering every single phone call and the millions of questions that I always have.
17. For letting me form my own identity and encouraging me along the way.
18. For going on shopping dates with me and always telling me your honest opinion.
19. For rolling the windows down and singing along to the music with me.
20. And for being the best mom possible. I love you!
1) Hot showers
Anything with steam. The bathroom in my apartment has a built-in vent system when you flip on the light. However, this isn’t very helpful when you’re congested and you’re trying to use the steam so that you can breathe again. There are two options; 1) you can keep off the lights and use the flashlight on your phone to light the bathroom or 2) you can boil water in a pot, remove it from the heat, cover your head with a towel, and inhale. It looks really weird and you have to be careful not to burn your face on the steam, but it helps clear out some congestion.
2) Over-the-counter medicine.
Vitamins, supplements, Airborne, Mucinex, Dayquil, Nyquil (for bedtime), all of it. When self-medicating you have to make sure that you’re not taking too much of one type of medicine. Use Google to make sure your meds are compatible. Also, read all of the directions; you don’t want to accidentally take too much of something. If you’re feeling nauseous, eat peppermints.
3) Honey.
Honey is a natural healing-agent. If you have a sore-throat you can coat it with the honey. Raw-honey is the most effective type when trying to make yourself feel better. Also, honey in tea is amazing.
4) Tea.
You’ll feel like a damn Brit. (lol, JK love those Brits!) Actually, though, chamomile tea is really good, there're types of tea that help promote relaxation (I love those). You can brew up some tea, put honey in it and it tastes sooooooo yummy! It also helps you sweat out the sickness, stay hydrated, and the steam from the cup helps congestion. Same thing goes for soup, plus it tastes delicious.
5) The expensive tissues.
Yes, it's tempting to buy the super cheap tissues because college kids are poor, but when you’re going to be blowing your nose 80,000,000 times a day, splurging a bit for comfort is the best option.
6) Vicks.
Do you know how many ways you can use Vicks chest rub (or the rip-off brand) to help yourself get better? It’s insane how many places this stuff helps! For a congestion, under the nose clears that out. A cough, putting Vicks on your chest helps you breathe easier. For a sore-throat, you can rub it on your neck and throat and it’ll ease the pain. The weirdest, but best, place to put Vicks is on your feet. It will cause you to sweat. It’ll make the fuzzy stuff from socks stick to you, but it works so well!
7) Rest and avoid alcohol.
I know, rest is hard because we have so much work to do but take an hour long break every once in a while, go to bed at midnight instead of 3, avoid partying. It sucks if you like parties and want to go out, but your body will thank you and you will feel better with the weekend off!
8) Call your mom.
I’m pretty sure this is advice that I give in everything that I do. My mom is a major supporter of me though, and I do call her a lot. She took care of me for my entire childhood, she took care of my sister too. Mom’s have life experience and just know how to help their children if they can. Even though my mom isn’t anywhere near my school, when I’m sick she comforts me and makes sure I’m doing everything possible to feel better, because she’s my mom and that’s what moms do.
9) Go to the doctor.
If you think you really have to. Personally, I avoid doctors on campus, I try to avoid them at home too. I’d much rather take care of myself with honey and over-the-counter stuff but to each their own.
In college, it takes 0.0000002 seconds to catch a sickness that can put you out of the running for a really long time if you don’t take care of it. When I do all of the things listed, except go to the doctor, it takes me about a week or week and a half to fully recover. Best of luck avoiding the on-campus plague, the odds are not in your favor.
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