Speaking of chipping away at my self-confidence...
I attended a luncheon called "Blue Tuesday" today that was set up by a local liberal women's group. There was a speaker there that talked about the different things that are currently going on in the state w.r.t. child protective service along with some other issues. There were about 25 of us there, and it was my first time being there with the group.
The lunch was really nice until people started raising their hands and commenting. One particular lady started her comment out by saying, "Well, we're all well-educated women here... well, all except for the one man who has joined us.." pointing in my direction. I don't even know what she said after that. It was all a blur. Did I hear her correctly? No joke, I turned around to see if there was a man who had come into the room and sat behind me. Nope.
Folks, this one cut deep. I think this is the first time I have EVER been outed by a stranger to a larger group of people. I would have NEVER expected it from a member of the LWCC (Liberal Women of Collin County) group. I sat there, just trying to hold it in for the rest of the luncheon. Luckily we were done eating at that point, and I only needed to make it about 10 minutes. When I got to my car, I broke down.
What was the point of doing that? It didn't add anything to her comment at all. It was just a mean-spirited thing for her to say, essentially letting me know that I wasn't a "real" woman and I didn't belong there.
I won't be going back.
~Sara