Because I am different than most people being born prematurely, I am considered to be a “free spirit.” For most of my life, I have been threatened, harassed, played, treated like I’m dumb, and the list goes on because I’m smaller than the “average” American plus I’m not part of the “crowd” or general population physically and mentally so I do and I see things differently.
With that being said, those experiences have made me stronger mentally and wiser than those who have chosen to pick on me since I’m different. For example, HR and Finance decided to “let me believe” that Finance had a crush on me and wanted a relationship so I would cave and HR would fire me for inappropriate relationship. What they didn’t know was that the Finance guy looks like my ex husband, dresses in checkered flannel shirts like my ex husband and even drives the same brand and model of vehicle like my ex husband did. With that being said, wisdom told me not to do or say anything that could incriminate myself so I just watched and observed the whole thing play out. Never said anything either. The thing I started eating lunch in my car instead of a common room to get away from it which made it more difficult for them to play their game. After a couple of months, it got old quickly which they stopped.
Unfortunately, I have two younger brothers who treat me the same way like above as my parents sometimes did so I moved away for other reasons but I see it a lot. Fortunately, I have received apologies from former classmates of mine who I have known since kindergarten and have become friends since through the magic of Facebook where we reconnected.
So, please don’t bother me or others who are different than you. We all have our gifts and skills to contribute to the world.
Thank you for your time,
Leslie Elizabeth David.
PS- “Stronger” sung by Kelly Clarkson has lyrics that are relatable to the above.
The Magnificent Modern Mature Woman 