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Re: the man vs bear question.

You know what a bear doesn't do? In an almost empty waiting room at my doctor's appt, take the seat right next to me, begin talking to me as I am *very clearly typing on my phone*, heave a couple annoyed sighs and say, "Women just aren't friendly any more."
08:58 AM - Apr 30, 2024
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Literally. Right this minute, I'm being asked what is so important on my phone that I won't talk to him. He's talking at the 30-ish man across the room who is working hard not to see or hear anything.

"When we were young (he's about my age), people didn't ignore someone being friendly."
09:00 AM - Apr 30, 2024
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He just leaned OVER MY CHAIR to see what I was typing. "Must be really important, huh? Meeting your girls at Starbucks later or getting a facial?" Insert leer.
09:02 AM - Apr 30, 2024
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Just told him to move away from me and was told (shocker!), "Jeez, you don't have to be such a bitch. I'm just trying to be friendly. What's wrong with you?"

I am now moving to a different seat.
09:04 AM - Apr 30, 2024
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MY SHERO!

20ish young woman, the only other woman in the room, says, "Why are you demanding her time and attention? Maybe you need to ask a doctor about some mind-your-own-business pills."
09:05 AM - Apr 30, 2024 (Edited)
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My new niece and I are gonna chat a bit. 😂
09:07 AM - Apr 30, 2024
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Good for her! The only one with guts in the waiting room.
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10:01 AM - Apr 30, 2024
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She was so cool. We joked about how you'd expect the roles to be reversed here - the younger woman being harassed, the older woman intervening - and she said, "I'm realizing there's never an age where we aren't targets in some way."
10:47 AM - Apr 30, 2024
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It's sad really. She sounds totally cool.
02:14 PM - Apr 30, 2024
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