My husband and Carly being all cute.
Frustration
I take the bus (unfortunately) almost every day to work, and while I’m walking to the bus stop or waiting for the bus to arrive, at least one man driving by in his car honks his horn at me or slows his car down so it’s following me at the same pace while he waves/leers/makes rude gestures. Normally it’s more like 2 or 3 times a day that this happens, and it makes me incredibly angry for a number of reasons:
- It’s not flattering, and it’s not being “flirty” or funny. It’s harassment. It’s completely unwarranted, sometimes frightening, and makes me so uncomfortable.
- The majority of the men who do this are middle-aged…don’t they have wives? Children? People they go home to at the end of the day who would be embarrassed by their behaviour?
- Probably most of the men who do this would never dare to do the same thing to a woman at the grocery store or the mall, but because they are in the safety of their car and have a quick escape, they feel brave enough to have their little fun. They’re actually cowards.
Taking public transportation is bad enough…I’m tired of dealing with this stuff. I’m tired of men acting like little boys, and I’m sick of the disrespect for women in our society. That’s another issue, but that’s the end of my little rant. Commiseration and/or sharing of similar frustration is welcome.
Celebrating our 1st anniversary today. I can’t believe a year has gone by already!
this is what a midnight Skype session with Darla looks like…
Love doesn’t use a fist.
Love never calls you fat or lazy or ugly.
Love doesn’t laugh at you in front of friends.
It is not in Love’s interest for your self-esteem to be low.
Love is a helium-based emotion; Love always takes the high road.
Love does not make you beg.
Love does not make you deposit your paycheck into its bank account.
Love certainly never, never brings the children into it.
Love does not ask or even want you to change. But if you change, Love is as excited about this change as you are, if not more so. And if you go back to the way you were before you changed, Love will go back with you.
Love does not maintain a list of your flaws and weaknesses.
Love believes in you.
Love is patient; Love does not make a point of showing you how patient it is.
It is critical to understand the distinction.
Love never calls you fat or lazy or ugly.
Love doesn’t laugh at you in front of friends.
It is not in Love’s interest for your self-esteem to be low.
Love is a helium-based emotion; Love always takes the high road.
Love does not make you beg.
Love does not make you deposit your paycheck into its bank account.
Love certainly never, never brings the children into it.
Love does not ask or even want you to change. But if you change, Love is as excited about this change as you are, if not more so. And if you go back to the way you were before you changed, Love will go back with you.
Love does not maintain a list of your flaws and weaknesses.
Love believes in you.
Love is patient; Love does not make a point of showing you how patient it is.
It is critical to understand the distinction.
Augusten Burroughs, “How to Identify Love by Knowing What It’s Not” from This Is How
(also see 1 Corinthians 13)
(also see 1 Corinthians 13)
