Sigh. The harassment continued. Is there a way to block DBR uses from sending you PMs? Otherwise, perhaps if I just ignore them they will feel they have won and I'll chalk it up to just another wanker thinking they have a right to "put me in my place".
I don't know that I want to give them the satisfaction of thinking that they got to me. Also, the language isn't exactly harassing. It's all couched in a "who me" veneer probably designed to give themselves some cover.
I mean - did they get to me? I'm trying to decide. I think this person is trying to shut me up. I think this person is male. So, sadly, with this type of male, I actually do become, privately and to myself, exactly what he has accused me of, dismissive.
I will say this publicly with the caveat that present company is excepted, but I have had to deal with men who cannot keep up with me intellectually all my life. I will treat them with respect until they start pulling the nonsense that some of them do when they also realize that they cannot keep up with me intellectually and their reaction is to try to bring me down. After that, I will endeavor, outwardly, to continue to treat them with respect, but inwardly, I ain't got time for them or their opinions which I dismiss out of hand.
It has taken me most of my life to give up feeling guilty about the fact that there are men who cannot keep up with me intellectually. I did not marry one of those. None of my sons are in that category either. Thank goodness.
My thoughts on this: I married an exceptionally strong and accomplished woman and we are raisong our daughter to be one as well. Maybe it is working in medicine, which skews female, but I have no tolerance for the masculinity crap. If you need that, go be a longshoreman or lumberjack.
I have way too much respect for longshoremen and lumberjacks to encourage that!
Nah, what they actually do is work in financial services. Apologies to any financial services types who post here! Again, present company excepted. It's not all financial services types.
1) Bostondevil - just be yourself, that is all we will ever ask
2) Probably because I had a case of shingles 5 or so years ago, this Shingrix vaccine is definitely having an impact. In fact, it may be worse than the actual case I had. Not looking forward to dose #2. Upside is that I'm likely to be 4-5 lbs. lighter by Monday/Tuesday. Fluid intake is good but zero hunger.
3) Yeah, I got nothing else. 2 items just seemed to short for a list.
I am truly a sports junkie. Watching la Vuelta in the morning and Para Olympics in the evenings/overnight.
Wheelchair Rugby aka Murder Ball is quick and fun to watch. Goal Ball depends entirely on hearing and touch - the lines are strings under tape so the players can feel it.
I haven't figured out all the various levels in the events but the training of the athletes and their support staff is amazing.
I am in Williamsburg, VA right now, staying in an Airbnb that doesn't have the tv channel that is showing la Vuelta. That's the only downside. Moved T-Bone into his dorm room today, mostly. He decided to spend one more night with us at the Airbnb, mostly so we could get in a family round of miniature golf. We are cut-throat when it comes to miniature golf around here. We played Pirate's Cove. We took no prisoners. (I did not have a good night. I intend to exact my revenge tomorrow.)
I'm not sure which is more disappointing - the fact that this is happening to you on DBR, or the fact that you are so accustomed to it happening in your life.
I have seen a massive wane in misogyny over the arc of my lifetime in many arenas, but posts like this remind me how much work is left to.
These Neanderthals should be embarrassed.
Pretty much back to normal. I should say that my case of shingles struck me as mild from a pain perspective. The bigger concern was that it was on my face. Getting it diagnosed was the bigger issue I ran into. Urgent care was no help, the ER diagnosed in a couple minutes of seeing me.