Today, I learned that shingles can also be a sexually transmitted disease. Before you cry out "That's a different kind of herpes, moron!" hear me out. My therapist told me this story:
One of her sons once caught the chicken pox when he was young. But it was a mild variation, so it wasn't that bad. Years later, he went to college, and his girlfriend caught the chicken pox. He said "I've had the chicken pox before. You can still sleep with me." And so they did. The next day, he got shingles.
(Just so we're clear, the more common type of herpes did not come up at all in the story. I tried telling the story to my Dad and it took a while before I convinced him that herpes simplex did not figure at all.)
One of her sons once caught the chicken pox when he was young. But it was a mild variation, so it wasn't that bad. Years later, he went to college, and his girlfriend caught the chicken pox. He said "I've had the chicken pox before. You can still sleep with me." And so they did. The next day, he got shingles.
(Just so we're clear, the more common type of herpes did not come up at all in the story. I tried telling the story to my Dad and it took a while before I convinced him that herpes simplex did not figure at all.)
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I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
