I've always wondered why some women have called me intimidating or acted like I frightened them. I try not to be overtly threatening to anyone--unless I want to--but there are women who act like they expect me to eat their children and barbecue the dog.
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I need to step away from Science Based Medcine blog for awhile, I love it but I keep getting sucked into the threads with the crazy.
I've had women ask me why I hated them. People I really hadn't spoken to much or felt one way or the other about.
Never been told I was intimidating or frightening, just that they thought I didn't like them.
Did Amy Tuteur post something new, Askye? She always seems to attract the most venom.
I'm babysitting for a three month-old who is asleep on the futon next to me. Too adorable for words.
Some women expect a lot of stroking, I think. I've also gotten that a lot. Probably without the stepmonster I might have grown up Complinsult free...I guess she did me a favor, but in a sick way. Still ain't right when your dad marries a Mean Girl.
When I hate it the most is when I don't *even like* the other person, yet I don't want her/him to think I'm a jerk. Who cares? They're a jerk. Right?
erika is me.
All I can seem to come up with is, "Uh, sorry. I guess I'm standoffish at first."
If you can't be beloved by an asshole, what's the point, right?ETA: DJ, yeah, actually, I'm a private person. Not at all the kind of woman to start chats in the bathroom stall or things like that...some women seem to hate this and call it bitchy but it really is hard for me to let people in my life.
It's the Reflexive Doubt thread, I post on there as lillym and I made a couple posts (most ignored by the commenters) but there's the one person who doubts all authority because it's authority, thinks doctors can't help anyone, and said that antidepressants are "chemical lobotomies".
All I can seem to come up with is, "Uh, sorry. I guess I'm standoffish at first."
"Actually, I'm awesome. But just with cool people. Not the whiny neurotic ones."
Would that help?