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Sneezing at the Sight of the Sun
A trait that my child inherited from me
October 15: What characteristic or trait did your child or grandchild inherit from you? Are you happy about it? (Peter Mammitzsch)
Whenever I step out into bright sunlight after being inside a dim or closed room, my nose immediately reacts. Without fail, I’ll sneeze at least three times in rapid succession before my eyes can even adjust to the light.
My daughter inherited this exact trait.
It becomes quite funny when we both step out in the sun together. As soon as the sun hits our faces, it turns out to be an unspoken race: who sneezes more?
It is completely harmless as such, so I am neutral on whether I like my daughter having it, but it’s certainly a quirky little link between us.
When she was younger, she laughed a lot, but now that she is a teenager, she just shrugs it off.
Fun fact
I just looked it up and found that it is called the photic sneeze reflex, or ACHOO syndrome 😃 (Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst).
The photic sneeze reflex affects about 11 to 35 percent of the population.
Source — https://www.healthline.com/health/photic-sneeze-reflex
