Sponsors are not perfect people either. She may just be afraid to "rock the boat" as well.
Ultimately, each of us have a choice, and we're the person who has to live with our choices.
It is better to make our own mistakes than someone else's mistakes, in my mind. At least if we stick to making our own mistakes, we learn something about ourselves in the process!
That said, it never hurts to ask others' opinions, as long as we follow what we feel is right after listening to what others have to say, rather than dismissing their words completely, or dismissing our feelings completely, both of which are bad extremes.
It is difficult if the person is the chair. Usually, though, the chair speaks last, I think? So I suppose you could get up and leave the room early? You could always head to the restrooms, by the time you get back the meeting should be over, and you can participate in the talking afterwards?
Just a thought.
