Adulting is Hard

i had a wisdom tooth growing in on the bottom jaw recently & the swollen gum was pressured by the upper wisdom tooth i never bothered to have taken out, not bcoz i hate dentists, but i'm awful at making appointments. when i say tomorrow, it means next week or next month, then it becomes next year. you can live with these bad habits until they creep up on you all at once. the tooth wasn't an issue until it suddenly was a problem.

& it's a big problem. it had been hurting all day, throbbing all the way to my throat, my ear & my head. thanks to my pharmacist friend for suggesting celecoxib, i didn't feel pain for 12 hours. 

at least it's not cavities huh. i gotta give myself a credit for that. i mean, as adults, we should know how to take care of our teeth. i do know how to take care of my teeth & i'm good at it. i brush & floss everyday, drink enough water, never go to bed with food still stuck to your back molars. steal a swig of mouthwash & at least floss if you're really in a bind. & yet this kinda thing happens. good thing there's space enough in my mouth & it never crowded my teeth. i know i still have to take it out eventually. please, Aemy. no more delays, no more excuses. stop watching the tooth extraction video coz it only makes you fear the dentists. 

well. adulthood, i've learned, is mostly realizing exactly how stupid you can be sometimes. adulthood is owning up to it & trying to do better next time. it's being stupid again & learning some more, until you die. of course obody ever tells you that. they're too busy learning to pass on the knowledge.

besides, you probably wouldn't listen anyway. knowing how to be wiser doesn't seem all that appealing when you’re young. it creeps up on you. your stupidity isnit a problem until it is. & then, wisdom, hopefully, starts kicking in. 

btw, i don't feel pain anymore. my gum's fine & the swelling subsided somehow. it just feels weird to have an extra tooth. my tongue can't seem to stop reaching it & licking it. lol.