Oh boy, have I known people like this. The school my kids go to, the pastor is like this, except doesn't say so much, as stares and speaks to another while having one eye on me, or will say something like, I better be careful, don't want Tammie thinking I am a bad person..I told him I don't judge as to whether someone is good or bad....and then I said well, Sadam Hussein, I would say he is bad, but I don't judge people becaue they don't belong in "my" clique". I don't belong to any clique.He had that sarcastic grin and just walked away. I don't fit into their "group" and buy into all there religious piousness, and it angers them, they even went to my son and said. I don't think your mother will let you get baptized.....pissed me off then, they need to come to the mother, not the child with spiritual matters, I get shunned by many of them, but the others are nice enough. People are just so judgmental sometimes, and put everyone in a category. Always having to feel superior, whether it's with religion, or social events, or whatever. It is very rude, and they never ever see how unbecoming it is to them, and how ridiculous and petty they are. They are inflated with self-importance and will do anything to get reactions from people. They must be very miserable inside, as this woman sounds for sure, she has no business treating you this way...You just hold your head high, continue to be direct, and show her how a real lady acts. YOU are a real lady, Lilya, I am so sorry for the stress this does cause though. It makes things so uncomfortable. She sure had a lot of nerve to confront you like that in the store...man! You handled it well, but I am sure it wears at you. I never understood this behaviour in people, but they are definitely unhappy, and try to spread it to others, needing company for their misery.
Big warm, comforting hugs across the ocean to you.....
