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[rm]

I am currently in the process of doing the laundry. While lugging everything to the laundromat, I took the shortcut everyone takes through the gas station, but out of the way of the pumps or anywhere a car needs to be. So, of course, this car folows me, honks at me, then pulls in front of me and swerves to intentionally block the road. I mutter "asshole" under my breath and then shithead gets out of the car and starts yelling at me: "Did you say something? did you say something bitch?"

"No sir, I'm just trying to cross the street."

When I cam out of the laundromat 15 minutes later, he had pulled over but was idling in essentially the same spot, this time honking at me and flashing his lights before he started yelling again.

I suppose when I go put the stuff in the dryer I will walk the long way around so he can't even see me.

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

It's taken me a long time to be able to do that without hating myself or feeling like I deserved it. I thank fencing and my deadly yield parry.

[magnetgirl.livejournal.com]

Do what? Refrain from yelling ineffectually at throwbacks?

[rm.livejournal.com]

Sorta. Being meek to diffuse a situation without meaning it or thinking I deserved the situation. I used to say that sort of stuff because I thought I was supposed to, as opposed to expedience to get to laundromat.

[magnetgirl.livejournal.com]

I am always shocked when you say stuff like this. Who is this insecure and self-deprecating Rach? I've never met her.

[rm.livejournal.com]

OH my god. You have no idea. No idea. I mean now I'm just insecure, but ten years ago? You have NO idea.

[magnetgirl.livejournal.com]

Yipes, man. I'm glad for you that things've changed. You know what? Here's my theory: private school just fucks people UP when they're square pegs. I've never been insecure about who I am, just about the package it comes in. But seriously? C'mon, we're both so clearly fabulous...WTF?

[rm.livejournal.com]

Hhehehe. Yeah private school definitely helped that combined with my family made me pretty weird about authority and men and being pleasing for a really long time.