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6I am 25 and work at walmart and am considered "walmart hot" lol. At work I know an older guy who is 35 and works for coca cola and we are pretty good friends. He is very quiet and level headed and well liked by my coworkers and management (we hate all vendors except him lol).
Today he came to me and asked if we have any multi pack Gatorade and said "usually I don't help customers but he is super nice" I went out to help and saw some on the topstock shelf (the shelf above the aisle") and said I cant reach it since im 4'11. The coke dude is pretty tall and got it down for him and the customer was pretty short also. He was friendly and told the coke guy "I wish I could switch bodys with you I hate being short" and we both did the fake customer service laugh. Then he looked at me and said "I would switch body's with you also or like to be in your body haha". The usually quiet coke guy said "come on man she at at work and went out of her way to help you there is no need for that" and the dipship replied "you know you would" and winked at him. That was the point he grabbed the gatorade out of his hand and said "you know what get the fuck out of here" I was very shocked since he is always quiet and a man of few words and he was visibly pissed and even grabbed his cart and said "your done get out, there is another walmart 15 mins away" and the guy left looking defeated and the coke guy even put away all the refrigerated stuff and talked to management about the situation and they had is back.
I told him thanks for sticking up for my that guy was a dick and he explained how he is married and has 4 sisters and hears about the "casual sexual harassment" all the time and will not tolerate it. I have never heard that term but im sure we all feel it. If I was by myself in this situation I probably would have put on a smile and continued my day but it was great for someone to have my back.
2This morning, I called an energy company to renew my plan and I asked them to hold while I called my husband to make sure he was okay with rate. My husband immediately went off on me about our dog barking and waking him up while I was on a work call. When I apologized, he started in with the, “great, now I’m a screaming asshole and you’re crying for no reason,” etc. I tried to hold it together, but with the lack of sleep and many other stressors going on, I broke down and cried. When I had to return to my call with the agent, he heard me struggling to compose myself. He asked if I was okay, so I lied and said yes. He then said, “You sound so sad. I wish I could give you a big hug. Please know everything will work out and the sun will rise tomorrow. You deserve to be happy.” He then said I could call him anytime to talk. It was the most seen and heard I’d felt in so long. When I thought of how much better a stranger treated me than my husband of 7 years does, I sobbed. I really needed kindness and today I found it in an unexpected place. Thank you, kind stranger, for hearing my pain and being so caring.
Lately I’ve been waking up at 5 am in order to fit both working out and studying into my daily schedule. It’s not what I’d call great fun.
This morning, I had just gotten out of the bathroom. Zero makeup. Hair in a greasy ponytail because no shower til after workout. Dressed in my grubby workout clothes. I shuffle into the bedroom to grab my phone off the charger. I’m feeling like a grumpy zombie.
My husband, who is still asleep in bed, cracks open his eyes and sees me. He gasps softly and says “Oh, so beautiful!” before falling immediately back asleep.
Gave me a glowy feeling through my entire workout. It’s little things like that which show me I made the right decision marrying him.
Some background: I’ve been with my husband for 10 years, his son was 3 when I met him. He’s grown up around me, and he now lives with us full-time because his mother’s home was abusive. Last night: I’m a 35 year old, overweight woman. I wear high-waisted long bike shorts and sports bras to bed, and it was our two year old’s bedtime when I was getting out of the shower. Since I usually head to bed after the baby goes down, I came out in my sleepwear to pick the baby up and put him to bed. My stepson and husband were on the back porch and my stepson, 13, asked if I was gonna do yoga. I’m literally more covered than if I wear a swimsuit, but my husband said this morning that I need to cover up around our son if he’s making comments. I kind of bristled at the idea for a couple of reasons, one: I’m his stepmom, but I can’t wear the same clothes around him that I wear around the other kids and my husband in the house? Two: it feels a bit like victim blaming when women are always told to cover up their bodies to “reduce distraction/temptation” for young men. I do understand where he’s coming from. Our kid is 13 and hormonal, but I feel like if you make it inappropriate then that’s the real issue. I don’t know, I’m probably overthinking this.
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