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power...........or the lack thereof
power...........or the lack thereof i sat in a room with 15 men last night. the only woman on the council - the only woman in the room other than the secretary. a draft of the council's report was being reviewed and we were supposed to be discussing the issues, commenting on whether or not we agreed with the consultant's rendition of our 6 months of endless committee meetings. after the read through - the consultant asked for comments - no one said anything so i jumped in - mentioned a few things that i didn't agree with, some changes in language, nothing all that incendiary. one of the council muttered "bitch" under his breath and that end of the table all started to laugh. i asked what was so amusing - that all of us could stand a laugh at this point. silence but the thing that hurt, was that no one, not a single person called this idiot on his unprofessional manner. why? power......he has it and we don't. i thought about standing up and leaving. i could feel tears starting. but i sat there. and waited. then i waited some more - the whole time looking straight at this man. elanor roosevelt said that no one can make you feel inferior without your consent. it must have been at least 2 minutes before he muttered - "just joking". my response was "a sense of humor is a very particular thing, isn't it?" the meeting continued but i reckon at that moment the power shifted and the "big-man" looked a lot less important - to everyone. my training as a submissive was critical in those few minutes. control. acuity. presence. and quiet, cordial acknowledgment of the idiot's quote unquote apology. all in all - i think that it was one for the home team grins You cannot conceive the many without the one. |
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5/3/2006 5:28 pm |
YEA!!!! *claps & whistles* The one thing about "power" is timing. I feel you "timed" yours just right. I bet that man will think twice about speaking to show his stupidity. I have great hearing too. warm huggies & girlfriend smoochies
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