Posted by Noa on January 8, 2003, at 16:40:31
In reply to Thanks! , posted by ayrity on January 7, 2003, at 23:49:54
I'm the opposite, at least with certain types of smells.
I can smell mildew a mile away. It drives me nuts. My sister has the same ability. Our mother cannot smell it much at all. And she likes to "air dry" laundry, including towels. Only they don't always dry so quickly and once you've got mildew in a towel, it won't go away unless you wash it with bleach. So, last summer, my sis and I were both visiting and we were discussing this and laughing hysterically because we both have developed similar "coping" mechanisms. Then, we both got this idea in our heads at the same time--Mom was out of the house, Dad has no clue what we're talking about anyway and could care less, so we ran and got two sets of towels for ourselves and washed them in bleach while Mom was out. See, we were a bit afraid to hurt her feelings (we have raised it before and she just doesn't smell it, and she was a bit hurt those times).
Anyway, I digress and this is the med board afterall.....
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