I work with a bunch of men - as the only woman salesperson in an auto dealership, I see it all. The other day I wrote this while thinking about some of the comments and reactions we get when a "thin" girl comes in.

Overlooked

Inside I look the same

I feel the same

I smile the same

As the other women

the women the men notice

the women men talk about.

Its funny how

women of slighter build

get more attention

than women of substance.

Is the only picture men see

the one painted by flesh?

How sad

how lonely it must be

to always overlook

the beauty of character.

~~Cindy W.

06-17-2006

I find that men will blurt things out but women will stare you up and down, whisper to each other and give you nasty looks. I honestly don't know which is worse since I've been judged by both sides. Either way, it hurts. People will never learn until they have walked in your shoes......... to bad.

btw, I worked in a cadillac dealership for 5 years, all men, 3 women...... never cussed so much in my life ROFL !

Used to sell Mitsubishi's, then Ford's. I know exactly what you are talking about. Also, never drank so much, Beers or martinis at lunch, drinks after work. Long days, hard partying.

Boy, I could tell you a couple stories, but some of them would need to be on the XXX thread.

I find that men will blurt things out but women will stare you up and down, whisper to each other and give you nasty looks. I honestly don't know which is worse since I've been judged by both sides. Either way, it hurts. People will never learn until they have walked in your shoes......... to bad.

btw, I worked in a cadillac dealership for 5 years, all men, 3 women...... never cussed so much in my life ROFL !

very true.

CIndy~

Thanks for sharing your poem. You put to words what most of us women have felt at one time or another. It's beautiful.

Emily