I guess now's the time for me to really practice clear, kind boundary making.
The hard part is detaching emotionally first.
I've been attacked, for the third time, by another woman in my industry, for just doing my job. For working.
She has, in the past, been angry when she finds out I've spoken on a panel, literally saying to me, "why wasn't I invited to do this?'
Yesterday there was another episdoe of this crap from her.
I'm very upset. There are very few women in my industry and I wish we had unity. She talks about unity all the time, but doesn't practice it with me.
This isn't even an industry! It's a freaking movement and this is volunteer work I"m doing! No one pays me to speak at a city council meeting, or organize a protest. I'd much rather be hanging out with my family than ******* working for free!
Yes, I have to detach. I stated my boundary right away with her yesterday, I told her I wasn't going to get into a territorial battle with her and to knock it off, there's nothing I can do about folks calling me and asking me to take care of business instead ofher, but I guess I"m having a hard time letting go.
Just processing externally I guess. ugh.