Wow. The entitlement in insisting he should be listened to -- that you would "want" to listen to it or benefit from listening to it. It makes me so mad for you and for all of the times any of us have been in a similar situation. There is a New Yorker cartoon I have in my office with a man saying to a woman "let me interrupt your expertise with my confidence" -- this reminds me of that. I am so tired of that shit. Sending love your way! https://www.facebook.com/newyorker/photos/a.430906773868/10157126720938869/?type=3
I feel this kind of rage every day but I’m too lazy/depressed/tired to articulate it. Good for you. Why are we all so miserable. That’s rhetorical. I don’t have the energy to discuss it.
What the actual fuck? That is not a normal interaction and I think it was brave of you to show your emotions. I hope it made the three of them think about how our actions impact other people on this planet ❤️
I mean, first of all, people just should not be bugging folks they don't know during a workout. How is that not a given? Unless someone is clearly in physical distress, just let them do their thing.
And also, thank you for reminding me of some important advice a friend shared with me years ago: you almost never know someone's whole story. If someone responds in a way you don't understand, it's often best to let it go and let them be. He couldn't have known that you were protecting yourself when you refused his advice, but that's the whole point: you can't know, so don't just push ahead when you don't understand someone's reaction. Trust other people to know what they need.
Wow. The entitlement in insisting he should be listened to -- that you would "want" to listen to it or benefit from listening to it. It makes me so mad for you and for all of the times any of us have been in a similar situation. There is a New Yorker cartoon I have in my office with a man saying to a woman "let me interrupt your expertise with my confidence" -- this reminds me of that. I am so tired of that shit. Sending love your way! https://www.facebook.com/newyorker/photos/a.430906773868/10157126720938869/?type=3
I feel this kind of rage every day but I’m too lazy/depressed/tired to articulate it. Good for you. Why are we all so miserable. That’s rhetorical. I don’t have the energy to discuss it.
Hang in there! Promise not to make you discuss it.😘
What the actual fuck? That is not a normal interaction and I think it was brave of you to show your emotions. I hope it made the three of them think about how our actions impact other people on this planet ❤️
On the topic of waking up is hard to do, writing this did make me think of our “reasons for living.” Sigh.
I mean, first of all, people just should not be bugging folks they don't know during a workout. How is that not a given? Unless someone is clearly in physical distress, just let them do their thing.
And also, thank you for reminding me of some important advice a friend shared with me years ago: you almost never know someone's whole story. If someone responds in a way you don't understand, it's often best to let it go and let them be. He couldn't have known that you were protecting yourself when you refused his advice, but that's the whole point: you can't know, so don't just push ahead when you don't understand someone's reaction. Trust other people to know what they need.
Yeah. It’s actually a good reminder of that for me too--important to remember for both parenting and teaching.