Papa Kalashnikook wrote:
Dearest Papa,
I have a female relative, an in-law, mother figure, who swears that women can “do it better”. She cites times when she stood up to those meanie, poopie-head men and won! She did! So I congratulated her for standing up for herself. She, BTW is a conservative Trump supporter but just wishes he wouldn't Tweet so much.
When I told her about my encounters with female bosses I had endured, one of them a good and longtime friend, who felt she had to be extra bitchy to prove herself and did so, much to my detriment and harm.
I told her I don't base my vote on anyone's gender but what they actually represent and support. She was silent for a moment and, wanting to be right about what she espoused, said defiantly, “Well, I would have voted for Carly Fiorina!” (who, according to a friend who worked for Hewlett Packard and said she singularly brought the company down), including her support for the charismatic Van Jones, a known communist).
I hope this doesn't sound condescending, but I feel she is a truly traumatized person and I don't want to hurt her.
But, I have a dentist appointment on December 26th and would rather endure a root-canal than be there on Christmas Day.
p.s. It's not really a root-canal, just a scheduled cleaning. ; • )