Note to Self

Dear Creature:

As it happens, you may not continue to tweak the fuck out every time someone says something to you that they obviously mean to be complimentary and reassuring. This would include, but not be limited to:
"Oh, you're still young and cute. I'm sure you'll get married someday."
"Oh, don't say that about yourself, you're a lovely girl/very feminine/etc."
"One day you'll meet the right man, you're smart to wait."
"One day you'll find the man you want to have kids with."
Or anything else of that nature.

Do keep in mind that they do not know you, and it has not occurred to them that any of these things might not be what you want. The fact that you have explained this to them in the past should not be considered to mean that alternate possibilities have occurred to them. They are only trying to be helpful. If you cannot figure out a way for this sort of thing not to make you angry on your own, then you will require some sort of counselling or therapy.

In the interim, if you can't actually stop yourself from being angry, you might at least try practicing not looking angry.

Patiently,
You.

ALSO OF NOTE: I just got a termination notice for one of our warehouse managers. From that same warehouse manager. Having to write your own term notice is cruel and unusual, like forced hiri-kari, or however you spell that.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: For some reason, most of the comments to this are about elephant porn. Don't say I didn't warn you.

EDIT: The reason why it's all elephant porn from here on out is probably because you guys are all funnier and less maladjusted than I am. Let's all say that together, shall we? "Elephant porn is less maladjusted than featherynscale." Okay, good.

Note to Self

Dear Creature:

As it happens, you may not continue to tweak the fuck out every time someone says something to you that they obviously mean to be complimentary and reassuring. This would include, but not be limited to:
"Oh, you're still young and cute. I'm sure you'll get married someday."
"Oh, don't say that about yourself, you're a lovely girl/very feminine/etc."
"One day you'll meet the right man, you're smart to wait."
"One day you'll find the man you want to have kids with."
Or anything else of that nature.

Do keep in mind that they do not know you, and it has not occurred to them that any of these things might not be what you want. The fact that you have explained this to them in the past should not be considered to mean that alternate possibilities have occurred to them. They are only trying to be helpful. If you cannot figure out a way for this sort of thing not to make you angry on your own, then you will require some sort of counselling or therapy.

In the interim, if you can't actually stop yourself from being angry, you might at least try practicing not looking angry.

Patiently,
You.

ALSO OF NOTE: I just got a termination notice for one of our warehouse managers. From that same warehouse manager. Having to write your own term notice is cruel and unusual, like forced hiri-kari, or however you spell that.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: For some reason, most of the comments to this are about elephant porn. Don't say I didn't warn you.

EDIT: The reason why it's all elephant porn from here on out is probably because you guys are all funnier and less maladjusted than I am. Let's all say that together, shall we? "Elephant porn is less maladjusted than featherynscale." Okay, good.