No maybes about May – I am not a fan

By Rachel Zuckerman | Manor ink

I’m going to just put this out there, I dislike the month of May. You might be wondering, Rachel, why don’t you like it? Well, several reasons, my dear readers, that I will share with you now.

Even though the month of May is the start of spring, and Mother’s Day, and comes with the saying, “April showers bring May flowers,” (and it’s my birthday month), it just doesn’t sit right with me.

Allergies. The big problem – I get them, and they suck. You people who don’t have allergies to spring pollen? You guys are lucky. But anyway, the real reason I dislike May is because things always happens to me. Bad things. Not like bad luck, just random bad things.

I know you might be thinking I’m crazy, but I mean it. Stupid things happen to me. Like dropping my metal water bottle in class and it making the sound of a huge metal pipe dropping right in front of you. Or accidentally jamming my finger into the corner of the counter, making my knuckle crack. Yeah, that kind of stuff.

Also, there’s NY State testing in May, which completely sucks because we, as students who are required to take the tests, have to sit for three hours or more and do nothing but the test, and after you’re done, you can’t do anything at all. No drawing, no reading, no nada. Capeesh?

So yeah, sucks. But at least I have one thing to look forward to, which is my birthday! In a few weeks, it’ll be a day that reminds me that I’ve completed another full year of living at my best. And each new year will be maybe even greater. Who knows?

So I think I’m safe, for now at least, right? I sure hope so.