Some days I feel like I am the invisible woman. I feel like people see through me, see past me, don't register that I am present. I have always been the invisible girl. Back when I was in school. Back when I was in Guides. At various other stages in my childhood and now in adult life.
What has made me think like this? Today, I went to Tesco. Whilst pushing my trolley around people would step out in front of me. It was as if they didn't see me. Old people, young people, mothers with babies none of them seemed to notice me. I almost got hit by so many trolleys it was incredible. I just felt like I strangley blended into the background.
When I was in school this happened too. Q&A sessions with a whole class where I would make worthwhile suggestions yet be ignored. Times when I would put my hand up yet no-one would pay me attention. The rare occasion where I would get 95% in a maths test but the person with 56% would get far more attention.
Being the invisible girl just isn't as much as a super hero trait as people imagine. In fact if I had a super hero trait I think I would either
A) be able to fly
never age
I guess what I am trying to say is I always wanted recognition. Some days I want it more than others. Like when I am being struck by an out of control trolley!!
KandAmoist
A lot of it, today, is becasue we are all too preoccupied with the list of things we just have to do, and we miss out on the basic courtesies. Try lifintg your head, looking people in the eye and smiling. Works for me.
I've only been locked up twice for it
This month