Originally Posted by
LenaBeena
All through life I have had to fend off hurtful remarks.
"You're a teacher so you don't have a real job." "Do you know how tall you are?" "You know how to use a chain saw?" "Why would anyone sew?" "Ewwww, you got that at a yard sale, how awful!" "You let your children go to foreign countries --- people are different there!!!" On and on. Sometimes my brain works well and I give a very sweet, thought provoking comment that makes anyone listening realize how wrong the speaker is. Sometimes I just smile and stare at them until they start to think. My husband says just to consider the source. I liked the comment about pigs, right on!
Reminds me of a comment a customer made to me one "Monday" holiday as she was spending her day off shopping in my clothing store ( I was the manager). I teased her about having a Monday holiday off from work and she replied that I was open because she worked for a living!! I replied that yes, I did not work! wTH??? She did not have a comeback for me. Still ticks me off almost 30 years later.
Sandy