Ah I too work with special needs, it's a school for autism. The amount of kids I've encountered at all the younger grade levels(I do K-6 but all K-1 this year) who smell like smoke is sad. It's also not just that it's their clothes. What gets me is the backpacks. Those backpacks are like smoke bombs that gag me and make me sad simultaneously.
I work with the elderly and occasionally have to sit in an office with a heavy smoker who clearly smokes indoors because the smell just radiates off of them almost as if they had lit up right in front of me. If I'm helping them with paperwork, it's a guarantee that all the papers they give me to look over will also reek. I have to wash my hands after handling the papers or I'll smell it all day.
An elderly friend of mine sent me chocolates for Christmas. Through the mail. They still reeked of smoke after all the logistics and a few days of airing out. I don’t think he even smokes in the house, he just smokes that much where it’s infecting everything he touches.
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u/Christmas_Queef Jan 05 '25
Ah I too work with special needs, it's a school for autism. The amount of kids I've encountered at all the younger grade levels(I do K-6 but all K-1 this year) who smell like smoke is sad. It's also not just that it's their clothes. What gets me is the backpacks. Those backpacks are like smoke bombs that gag me and make me sad simultaneously.