So, I met this man with his son and daughter at the supermarket yesterday.
As I was paying for my goods, he asked me if I smell my books before reading. According to him, his wife loves books. His daughter confirmed that her mum has many books. I told her that perhaps Mummy will soon instill the love of books in her, so she better watchout!
I asked him if he reads too and he said he does...ONLINE (Aren't men from Mars? Lol).
It was so sweet thinking of a man who chooses to ...shop WITH THE KIDS while his wife gets some "me-time". I hope the family is doing well...
As I was paying for my goods, he asked me if I smell my books before reading. According to him, his wife loves books. His daughter confirmed that her mum has many books. I told her that perhaps Mummy will soon instill the love of books in her, so she better watchout!
I asked him if he reads too and he said he does...ONLINE (Aren't men from Mars? Lol).
It was so sweet thinking of a man who chooses to ...shop WITH THE KIDS while his wife gets some "me-time". I hope the family is doing well...
As I walked into my potential client's office, he claimed he almost panicked. According to him, his wife and I have the same stature and she lives in another state with the kids. He eventually showed me his wife's picture and I can see his point...So, I asked him why he panicked and he said he wondered if his KIDS were okay. That was his first thought...Hmmmm...
He was sooo happy to talk about his family. I think we spent about 60% of our meeting talking about his family (and eventually mine). I didn't mind. I think it meant a lot to him; he's added more to the scope of work. I don't think it was only my competence and looks that won him over. I actually prayed for favour before meeting him. I'm sure it had a lot to do with it. I suspect that the fact that I listened to him as he carried on about his family also counted.
I met up with a friend and his 'boss'. They're the ones that connected me with the potential client. We met in an eatery. I saw a guy I knew in the eatery. Apparently, he was on a date with this young lady. As I took my seat on the next table to theirs, he kept talking to me while his date looked on helplessly. I had to stylishly say something about allowing him get on with his date. #SoNotCool.
I got there before the guys I met with did and had already ordered something to eat. I must have been eating for about 10 minutes when the guys arrived. They ordered their snacks and managed to finish their meal before I did. As a lady, I don't talk while eating. I guess they had no such rules as guys. I wouldn't have noticed if one of them hadn't pointed it out. We laughed over it but now I'm wondering if it isn't sexist to teach girls not to talk while eating (or vice versa) while guys aren't taught the same...Hmmmm, food for thought...
#SnapshotsFromYesterday
How's your day going? Enjoy the weekend.
He was sooo happy to talk about his family. I think we spent about 60% of our meeting talking about his family (and eventually mine). I didn't mind. I think it meant a lot to him; he's added more to the scope of work. I don't think it was only my competence and looks that won him over. I actually prayed for favour before meeting him. I'm sure it had a lot to do with it. I suspect that the fact that I listened to him as he carried on about his family also counted.
I met up with a friend and his 'boss'. They're the ones that connected me with the potential client. We met in an eatery. I saw a guy I knew in the eatery. Apparently, he was on a date with this young lady. As I took my seat on the next table to theirs, he kept talking to me while his date looked on helplessly. I had to stylishly say something about allowing him get on with his date. #SoNotCool.
I got there before the guys I met with did and had already ordered something to eat. I must have been eating for about 10 minutes when the guys arrived. They ordered their snacks and managed to finish their meal before I did. As a lady, I don't talk while eating. I guess they had no such rules as guys. I wouldn't have noticed if one of them hadn't pointed it out. We laughed over it but now I'm wondering if it isn't sexist to teach girls not to talk while eating (or vice versa) while guys aren't taught the same...Hmmmm, food for thought...
#SnapshotsFromYesterday
How's your day going? Enjoy the weekend.
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