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maleficent · 05-23-2005, 10:40 AM

ma'am bugs me because even at my advanced age, that is how i would address someone older than I am ...

One of the girls or one of the boys in a casual environment is completely different than in a corporate environment when being referred to as a girl... Sorry, that doesn't fly with me at all... Maybe it's my age, maybe it's because I've been working too long, but dammit, I have earned the title of woman, to me, it is disrespectful to be called a girl - I didn't earn the demotion.

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For women in their late 20s or older to refer to themselves as girls is a disservice to them -- why not refer to yourselves as a woman - it's what you are- if you don't respect yourself enough to think of yourself that way.. no one else is going to...

05-23-2005, 10:40 AM	#17 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	ma'am bugs me because even at my advanced age, that is how i would address someone older than I am ... One of the girls or one of the boys in a casual environment is completely different than in a corporate environment when being referred to as a girl... Sorry, that doesn't fly with me at all... Maybe it's my age, maybe it's because I've been working too long, but dammit, I have earned the title of woman, to me, it is disrespectful to be called a girl - I didn't earn the demotion. Begin Rant... For women in their late 20s or older to refer to themselves as girls is a disservice to them -- why not refer to yourselves as a woman - it's what you are- if you don't respect yourself enough to think of yourself that way.. no one else is going to... __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.