THINK!!!!!

This post had me thinking for days on whether I wanted to write it or not...
I am not proud I am writing it, I am not happy to be writing it, I am however needing to write it to get it out there of how I feel and how I imagine others would feel if this happened to them.

I had several social events to go to this past weekend. One of them someone said something very rude to me. I think it is very rude anyway, and that's a problem.

Someone was questioning how a certain activity was set-up and I stated a simple solution to their questioning. They looked up at me, looked me in my eye and said "You are SO obnoxious." They then looked back down at what they had been previously doing and didn't say another word to me.

Do you know what the definition of obnoxious is?? I know pretty much what it means, but I wanted to look it up and give you the exact definition, the exact words this woman called me.

        ob·nox·ious adj. 1. Very annoying or objectionable; offensive or odious.

                             2. Archaic Exposed to harm, injury, or evil.

                             3. Archaic Deserving of or liable to censure.

Seriously?! I know I am loud, I know I talk alot, I know I am outgoing...but obnoxious?? I don't even think so.

BUT...if that is how this person sees me and that is how they feel, then by all means feel that way. It is THEIR opinion. That gives them NO right to label me that, out loud in a public setting and in front of others. It doesn't piss me off that this person thinks this of me, what pisses me off is that it was stated so matter of factly and totally uncalled for.

What pisses me off the most is that I have more respect for people than to start anything or say anything down to another person at a friend's special gathering so I gave no response to it, but yet this person did not have that same respect for me or the hostess of the party. In essence I ignored her and her statement, it did however continue to bother me while I was there and has continued to do so.

What makes me frustrated is that I could have came back with just an equally offensive "opinion" about them. People are different, that does not make the way I am right or the way she is right. We are two different people and see things differently. BUT, I have enough respect for another human being to keep my opinions about others to myself and to overlook alot of things...but this I can't overlook and I won't overlook. She was out of line and flat out rude.

I respect people. I respect when many different types of people are at public functions and if someone is there that I don't particularly like or get along with, when approached or spoken to I have been and always will be respectful. No matter what. This respect was not given to me in return, and that simply annoys me.

I am truly in awe of certain people. It seems as if the people you most expect respect and kindness from are the ones least willing to give it. I will never forget the way certain people speak to me or of me...it is not a fault of mine that I will remember, but a fault of theirs that put that memory there in the first place.

Remember...always think about what you say before you say it. Even if you feel it!

XOXO~Steph