Sneeze Whiz

Just a short comment about the rather personal scenario of peeing a little bit every time I sneeze. It doesn't matter if I have literally just exited the bathroom, it happens every time. And I am a pretty allergic person, so I sneeze a fair amount. Last night I sneezed three times at Whole Foods and worried through the remainder of my grocery shopping whether it was visible. This does not fit under the category of feeling a little bit sexy. It has the effect of shooting me backward in time to the self-consciousness of elementary school, where bodily functions are mysterious and something to be ashamed of. When I worked for ZOOM, the single most common fear that children wrote letters about was peeing one's own pants. I guess they're right about parenthood - it brings you back to being a kid.