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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/ConstructionDecon on 2026-03-15 00:16:59+00:00.
So for some very important context, my natural body odor smells like weed. Thankfully only my underarms, but when I was a teenager and not consistently wearing deodorant it stuck. I only learned a year or so ago that the smell is weed. I grew up straight laced so I had no clue it was weed, I just thought it was a kinda sweet skunk-ish smell.
When I was between 10-15 and not consistent with wearing deodorant, my mom constantly complained about this smell on my shirts. All my gym shirts, softball shirts, etc. I had no clue what she was talking about because I honest to god couldn't smell it. But she would soak my shirts in a mixture of laundry soap and water. I felt ashamed and thought I was just a really stinky kid which kicked me to be better about my hygiene.
Fast forward to last year when my bf at the time told me I smelt like weed. I never smoked before, but he had and recognized the smell. It connected a few dots for me. Like when I worked a job loading groceries into cars, I'd walk back inside the building to have a few coworkers ask if the customers smoked in their car cause I now smelt faintly like weed. It was just a hot summer and I needed a deodorant refresh.
Well a few days ago I wondered if my mom thought I smoked or something. I called to ask about it. Apparently my mom did think I smoked or was around people that smoked, but couldn't really figure it out or not because the smell was only on my shirts and I spent most of my time in my room.
TL;DR: My natural body odor smells like weed. I grew up with people thinking I smoked weed when I was just bad with wearing deodorant.