More Community Alliance Jackassery
11 years ago
So I had a pretty okay day at Community Alliance yesterday. It was good until the last class when someone upset me. I was sitting in Bulletin Board Buddies making stuff to put on bulletin boards around the program area. We were going around the table and talking about what we're gonna do over the three day weekend. I said I was going to finish my current art project that has taken too long already. They asked what it was about, so I showed them my newest WIP of Vixen in Heels 2015. They complimented me on my work, and I mentioned that the character in the picture was mostly of Niti's design. I helped a little, but the bulk of it was her. There is this one guy who was sitting next to me who has shown up in a couple sessions of my grief group. I guess he still has not heard my story though, since he asked who Niti was. I explained that she was a girl I was in love with and she passed away, and that's why I'm at CA. I'm grieving and I'm there to heal. So what he said really enraged me. Instead of offering condolences or being sentimental or sympathetic or SOMETHING, he said something along the lines of "Well, there are better people out there. Maybe it's a good thing she passed on so you can meet one of those better people." I don't remember what I said in response, but I was seething with anger and just wanted to say "NO! FUCK YOU! GO TO HELL!" I didn't, but I got up and left after standing up for Niti and myself. Kim, one of the two facilitators for Bulletin Board Buddies and also my case worker went to go find me and talked to me about it and gave me a big hug. I felt a little better after that, but I still didn't go back to the Bulletin Board Buddy table.
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