Hippiemomma-I think we've connected on other threads about this exact thing. DH is air force we are stationed at Moody in South Georgia. HATE IT. The people in this area can be extremely prejudiced, arrogant, ignorant, snooty, ultra conservative, it makes me sick. I thought I'd like the small town, family friendly aspect of it (and while I do like that) the rest of it is nauseating.
99% of the locals that I have befriended are very mainstream and think I'm weird. I know I'm weird because I don't like the idea of eating artificial food colorings.
Or because I breastfed to age 2. I weaned then because I couldn't handle the pressure of being looked down upon any longer, honestly. I know it's a horrible reason to wean, but I had no support, except from dh. I'm glad I made it that long though.
I am part Asian and Native American and look darker skinned that most around here and I have first hand experienced discrimination for the first time in my life since living here. People give me dirty looks. Be rude to me. I have tattoos and practically get treated like a second class citizen. I only have 2 that are visible. They are not vulgar or untasteful in any way. Once I was in line and saw two other moms w/kids my dds age and I said Hi to them, and they flat out looked at me, gave me dirty looks and turned away! Can you believe that? I mean, I dress nice, have nice things, we are middle-upper class, it's just the color of my skin or my tattoos. That day w/the moms, though my tattoos weren't showing.
I soooooo feel your pain, living in the South, in fact I had such a horrible experience yesterday I'm starting my own thread about it in TAO. Funny almost, but absolutely jaw-dropping awful.
99% of the locals that I have befriended are very mainstream and think I'm weird. I know I'm weird because I don't like the idea of eating artificial food colorings.
Or because I breastfed to age 2. I weaned then because I couldn't handle the pressure of being looked down upon any longer, honestly. I know it's a horrible reason to wean, but I had no support, except from dh. I'm glad I made it that long though.I am part Asian and Native American and look darker skinned that most around here and I have first hand experienced discrimination for the first time in my life since living here. People give me dirty looks. Be rude to me. I have tattoos and practically get treated like a second class citizen. I only have 2 that are visible. They are not vulgar or untasteful in any way. Once I was in line and saw two other moms w/kids my dds age and I said Hi to them, and they flat out looked at me, gave me dirty looks and turned away! Can you believe that? I mean, I dress nice, have nice things, we are middle-upper class, it's just the color of my skin or my tattoos. That day w/the moms, though my tattoos weren't showing.
I soooooo feel your pain, living in the South, in fact I had such a horrible experience yesterday I'm starting my own thread about it in TAO. Funny almost, but absolutely jaw-dropping awful.
marimara. That is just AWFUL!
