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I've realized I suffer from two distinct syndromes that are basically screwing up my life right now: "Brat Syndrome" and "P.A.T.S. Kid Syndrome" (yes, I made those up on my own).

While not everyone whose parent was in the military get stir crazy after 3 years, I know a lot of people who do. I also notice it with myself: every 3 years I become really anxious and have the NEED to move. It isn't even a want it's like I feel compelled to leave, and not doing it frustrates me. Another thing I noticed was in the Wikipedia article about military brats: 

I find this happening all the time. I can't get close to people very easily, and if we get in a fight, or things just become too hard I just shut off and I'm like "bye!" I've been working on it a lot lately, and I feel like I'm making improvements, but it's still hard for me to not view people as disposable. I hate it and it sucks, but after reading the Wikipedia thing it makes sense... when I was younger fixing friendships was kind of useless because you were gonna lose your friend anyways because their parents or your parents were going to be stationed somewhere else. 

The second thing is what I am going to call P.A.T.S (or Overachieving) Child Syndrome. Being a P.A.T.S kid basically means "you are smarter than the coursework you are being given, and thus you are acting obnoxiously in class. Therefore, we are going to cart you off to special classes or a special school so you'll be with other smart kids and quit screwing around". I was in P.A.T.S from 3rd grade to 6th grade (really, i think I was only in it because I went to a montessori school in Japan) and all I remember is being fawned over and told how I was so smart/unique/wonderful. Then, in high school, things start to even out. You are no longer the special kid that everyone adores and looks up to, you're pretty much on par with everyone else. Things are even worse in college because people who go to college actually WANT to learn and are intelligent, for the most part, haha. All of that is to say I think that while P.A.T.S was great and allowed me to learn about a lot of stuff that I wouldn't have learned in a normal class, being told I was gifted and smarter than the other kids (yes, they actually told us that) kind of made it hard to be average.

If you are dating someone with a food allergy do you have to brush your teeth and use mouthwash before you kiss them? Say my boyfriend is allergic to shrimp. If I were to eat one would I have to wait to kiss him? How long would the effects last? Or is it such a small amount that it shouldn't affect them unless they are horrifically allergic? I mean, the easy answer would be to not eat the food when you know you're going to be kissing them, but does the stuff linger in your mouth? I don't know what brought this up, but I was watching the Tyra show and something made me think of it. I am determined to get an answer! haha