So I pull into the clinic today @ about 7:30am (Tues.) and hop out... a large(r) black woman with a monroe piercing is walking up to the door of the clinic in sync with me. She remarks as I am stepping out of my car and closing the door, "oh thats a cute little car" and I turn around to say 'Thank You' as I am still walking to the door. Its cold outside and I don't ever make small talk with people at the clinic. There are some shady characters there! This woman was so far from shady it was a joke, BUT - its the principle. I come to get my dose and leave. 5-10 mins total time spent there as long as the line isnt long...
Anyways I got off topic - As i'm climbing the stairs still in sync with this nice black woman - she says "what are you doing taking methadone? you look so young!" and before I could even answer she says, "you were doin' them oxies weren't you?". I almost wanted to laugh at the stereotype - white kids = OXY, poor people/blacks = DOPE - which couldn't be farther from the truth, esp. with me but not wanting to come off rude I turned to her and said, "i did everything, shit I was banging dope a year ago". Her mouth dropped, and as we make our way to the door she finishes with "DAYUM child how old you is"? "You were hanging with them boys on the block?"
"no, i'm 23" i said.
*door opens to the clinic*
the end.
ps - its hard getting respect and taken seriously at the clinic, and most of life - when your 23 and look 16. its also hard to get my dose raised, or anything else because people automatically take one look at me and say well he looks young so he probably never had a bad habit - which couldn't be farther from the truth! ugh. profiling and stereotypes suck, and fitting into the physical descriptions are even more demeaning. blah.
Anyways I got off topic - As i'm climbing the stairs still in sync with this nice black woman - she says "what are you doing taking methadone? you look so young!" and before I could even answer she says, "you were doin' them oxies weren't you?". I almost wanted to laugh at the stereotype - white kids = OXY, poor people/blacks = DOPE - which couldn't be farther from the truth, esp. with me but not wanting to come off rude I turned to her and said, "i did everything, shit I was banging dope a year ago". Her mouth dropped, and as we make our way to the door she finishes with "DAYUM child how old you is"? "You were hanging with them boys on the block?"
"no, i'm 23" i said.
*door opens to the clinic*
the end.
ps - its hard getting respect and taken seriously at the clinic, and most of life - when your 23 and look 16. its also hard to get my dose raised, or anything else because people automatically take one look at me and say well he looks young so he probably never had a bad habit - which couldn't be farther from the truth! ugh. profiling and stereotypes suck, and fitting into the physical descriptions are even more demeaning. blah.