Starting around the 7th grade, schools were no longer providing tissue to students because of budgetary constraints. I used to keep a neatly folded paper towel in my back pocket for those times where I needed to wipe my nose in class. I used to be a really snotty kid back in those gloriously nerdy days as an awkward pre-teen/teen. Sadly, I kept this habit through my senior year of high school. In my early twenties, I purchased my first pack of handkerchiefs at Macy’s. Since then, I’ve kept a neatly folded kerchief in my back pocket for those moments where I need to use it for myself or if I need to offer it to someone. I don’t use these as often as you might think, but it’s nice to know that it’s there if I need it. I’m both retarded and dapper, I know….
