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[damned thAT DAMNED caps lock!!!]
When somebody was ask a personal question and they did NOT want to
answer, they deflected it by replying: "That's not up for discussion"...
I might try using that next time someone decides they are going to ask me negative-
sounding questions about my personal choices for having long hair.
*ARE YOU EVER GOING TO GET YOUR HAIR CUT?
*WHY DO YOU HAVE LONG HAIR?
*DON'T YOU THINK YOU'D LOOK BETTER WITH SHORT HAIR?
*YOU'RE NOT COMING TO MY FUNERAL WITH HAIR THAT LONG!
* etc., etc.
REPLY: My HAIR is NOT UP FOR DISCUSSION!
> YOU'RE NOT COMING TO MY FUNERAL WITH HAIR THAT LONG!
It is shocking what kind of emotional ploys families play at funerals. Years ago I attended the funeral of my cousins' grandmother in Ottawa, Canada. I was standing outside the church when one of my young cousins arrived, just off the plane from Los Angeles. His hastily-arranged trip probably took two full days. He was a musician and had spiked, purple hair. He was wearing a suit and had obviously done his best to look "conservative" but he couldn't have done anything about his hair on such a tight schedule. Outside the church his grandfather wouldn't even speak to him. Several family members tried to tell him to STAND OUTSIDE THE CHURCH during the funeral service. We went in together and stood in the back. This young man loved his grandmother and was willing to endure the wrath of his family to attend her funeral.
Outside the church his grandfather wouldn't even speak to him. Several family members tried to tell him to STAND OUTSIDE THE CHURCH during the funeral service. This young man loved his grandmother and was willing to endure the wrath of his family to attend her funeral."
That's some people for you!! They should have considered the FACT that
he had made the effort to travel ALL THAT DISTANCE to be there.
O, that's people for you...
O, that's people for you...
Oooooo, that's people for you...
hmmmmm....that might make a nice song!
I'm new to this site and I'm finding all the stories of discrimination like this one really creepy. I've never been to America but it sounds like a different planet to the one I live on ! I'm sorry you chaps have to put up with all this.
THAT happened in CANADA!
Here's some other replies:
"Are you ever going to learn manners?"
"Because I CAN and it's there!"
"No, that's why I've opted for it long!"
"You'd be in no position to stop me after you're dead and I may choose to skip it for something more fun ! Besides, you may outlive me!"
Here some others.