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Cave Women Don’t Wear Leggings
It’s that time of year when office illness abounds and one rogue sneeze can send chairs scattering in terror.
I think being ostracized as a carrier of the plague (i.e. the common cold, this essay was written pre-covid), is the closest we can get in current society to real community rejection.
Or at least that’s how I felt when I sneezed in a meeting earlier today.
I now understand how cavemen felt when their cave group decided — you’re out — you no longer have value in our cave-society.
Of course, sneezing in a meeting is just one of many areas in my life where I’ve felt rejected by society lately.
The following are a few other times, recently, I’ve worried I might be placed on the “Preparation For Societal Rejection List”.
- Grocery Shopping
I was standing in line at the check out watching my items dance along the conveyor belt when I noticed the person behind me in line eyeing my assortment of items with what I could only describe as disdain.
