I Don't Remember Singing a Consent Form!

I don't remember giving permission but I must have. I know I didn't sign a form or say ''Hey, you can talk down to me." but I allowed it and by allowing it once it paves the way for it to continue and of course it has.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt


I am rather easy going and usually optimistic so the first few comments I let slide. Chalking it up to them having a bad day, misinterpretation or whatever. I didn't take it personally. In hindsight I should have. Nip it in the bud as Barney Fife used to say. I almost stopped participating in an activity I really enjoyed because of this person but then had a revelation. I felt bad because I allowed myself to feel bad and just because I am a Christian does not mean I always have to turn the other cheek. It is ok to let someone know they are rude or out of line.
I feel so much better about the situation now that I have decided to not be passive or worry about a confrontation making for an awkward situation.
I am signing my own permission slip and taking my self esteem on a field trip. I am not going to let condescending or rude remarks slide anymore.
I feel better already.