Phunky Phagina

One quiet afternoon, working in a cosy shopping centre pharmacy, a woman and her toddler son came in to fetch some fairly unremarkable items - the first being just some regular Band-aids. At the time, there were probably another two to three customers being served by other pharmacists or assistants closer to the service counter.

I escorted her to the Band-aids as she requested, then I asked her what the other item was she was looking for.

She replied with, “I’m just after some Gamophen soap.”

Before I could utter a word, her son chimed in loudly, “To wash your vagina!”

I paused for a moment, bathing myself in the awkwardness of the situation and said something I somewhat regret, directed back at the young toddler, “Um… probably a bit more information than I needed, but here is the Gamophen,” as I pointed out its location to the mother.

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Gamophen Soap is a medicated soap containing Triclosan that acts as an antibacterial and can help to reduce body odour.

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I believe she felt lucky that no one but myself seemed to hear her son's exclamation.

After this uncomfortable incident, I could only wonder at how amazing it is that kids can struggle to comprehend lessons at school, but pay enough attention at places like the General Practitioner's office to repeat the most embarrassing of conversations. Children are full of comedy gold!