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It’s Not Your Business What Others Think About You
So stop forcing your views on others
An iPhone camera is covertly aimed at my legs. The guy behind the counter aiming his iPhone is pretending to send a text, but he’s actually taking pictures of my beat-up skinny legs. This situation is unmistakable. I’ve been here a few hundred times. Whenever I wear shorts in public, I often encounter a few individuals that stare and even sometimes take pictures. Please note, I wear 5 inch running shorts everywhere (ease up, my shorts are not nut huggers). I made a promise to not just hide my legs but flaunt them (I’ll share that story later).
This dude behind the counter thinks my body is different enough that an impromptu unsolicited photo shoot is required, and then this person acts on his thoughts and snaps some pics.
I believe that many would be offended if they were in my situation. I am not.
In fact, I am numb to these types of situations, but that wasn’t always the case. In my early life, I jumped into fights in similar situations. I got worked up, distraught, and sometimes acted.
Eventually, I noticed something. Each time I got upset and then spent time addressing the person gawking, I lost my time and energy.
