tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post4902528016340593910..comments2023-12-10T08:09:17.786+00:00Comments on Large blooming flower: The bogJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-50506355568420676762013-10-18T10:50:07.842+01:002013-10-18T10:50:07.842+01:00Did you find that it was not in the dictionary?Did you find that it was not in the dictionary?Colinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667939789517989280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-42350659737150989692013-10-18T08:02:27.495+01:002013-10-18T08:02:27.495+01:00Thanks all, sorry it's bee a while.
I've ...Thanks all, sorry it's bee a while.<br /><br />I've heard no more about it, which is good.<br /><br />"Batshit crazy", I think that must be a trans-atlanticism I picked up from Mrs. J.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08027942517258679266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-68852690903879711272013-10-04T16:08:09.742+01:002013-10-04T16:08:09.742+01:00(((((((Jenny)))))))
I was told there were "qu...(((((((Jenny)))))))<br />I was told there were "questions" and HR jumped on them pretty fast.<br /><br />As other people have said this is the one stupid thing that seems to cause the most objections. It improved for me and I hope it will for you. I went into the "Ladies" confidently and said "Morning" if I met another woman. At first almost all ignored me, then they went to a muttered "Morning" as they left. I marked it as a milestone when one of them started a conversation with me.<br /><br />Hang on Jenny, it will improve.MaryXYXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583441876231972774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-24158180956257965392013-10-02T23:38:29.299+01:002013-10-02T23:38:29.299+01:00Agree with Stace, it's an anglo-saxon obsessio...Agree with Stace, it's an anglo-saxon obsession in my experience. <br />Good to get an idea of the limits of peoples education as early as possible. It's rarely wholly pleasant, but it does at least help in finding good teaching moments, I find.<br />But sometimes just so, so tiresome.<br />SympathiesSophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776623935042983118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-60684501772455716882013-10-01T22:22:40.556+01:002013-10-01T22:22:40.556+01:00Love the phrase "batshit crazy" :-)
I&#...Love the phrase "batshit crazy" :-)<br /><br />I've used the ladies loo at the office I'm normally based a couple of times but only on weekends or at times where I know that there aren't any other women around. HR asked me when I transitioned to use the single person unisex or disabled facilities and as it wasn't a big issue (the unisex are closer to my desk anyway) I was happy with that. At the start of the year I was based at another office and the office manager was happy for me to use the ladies or unisex facilities depending on which I felt comfortable with.<br /><br />The silly thing though is that if I was to go to another office or a customer site then I'd have to use the ladies or possibly have to explain why I'm using disabled facilities rather than the female ones.<br /><br />Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08410714441581467404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-27905239256229335462013-10-01T21:11:33.240+01:002013-10-01T21:11:33.240+01:00I am sorry this is happening to you Jenny. As men...I am sorry this is happening to you Jenny. As mentioned, why would anyone go through transition just to play around in a toilet? The whole point about transition is that you identify as a female and naturally wish to have the same rights and normal privileges that any woman expects. If those who try to raise objections really thought about how stupid the whole issue is they might have a rethink. Would they and do they have the same concerns about lesbians using the same facilities as those who are 'straight' females? The whole thing is ludicrous. I do hope those minority few come to their senses and that you have no further problems.<br /><br />Shirley Anne xShirley Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11697497719791327675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-51316899256820595072013-10-01T21:08:13.467+01:002013-10-01T21:08:13.467+01:00I think that you could have used the expression &q...I think that you could have used the expression "batshit crazy" in the second half of the post too to great effect.<br /><br />The British obsession with toilet humour, none of which is funny, has a lot to do with this pathetic reaction. I don't think that all your colleagues can be as bright as you thought...<br />Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-83359919617466689282013-10-01T19:54:43.389+01:002013-10-01T19:54:43.389+01:00This is all very sad, I am not aware of having eve...This is all very sad, I am not aware of having ever caused any problems using the ladies' but I do know that some people do still have "issues" I think you are right to stamp n them straight awayPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12577631984995202146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-74027026367689294032013-10-01T19:03:09.540+01:002013-10-01T19:03:09.540+01:00I have found the opposite I have to say. The ladie...I have found the opposite I have to say. The ladies outside of work are mainly far worse than the men's!<br /><br />As for the fascination, I have never understood it. As you say, you go into your cubicle, do your thing, wash your hands and leave.<br /><br />The other thing I have noticed is that it is a very American / UK fascination. 100% of the people who have asked me which bathroom I now use come from those two countries. No one from other countries have ever asked me that question. And I just don't get why! (That is why it's only those countries and why they care so much - not why the other countries don't ask ;p )<br /><br />When I do get asked I generally just ask, "Looking like this what do you think?" "Oh..." Is generally the answer. Strange.<br /><br />Anyway, sorry you are being discussed behind your back - I hope that it settles down for you.<br /><br />StaceStacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-36007802598641380772013-10-01T16:22:00.041+01:002013-10-01T16:22:00.041+01:00Really sad this post. The crazy thing is that draw...Really sad this post. The crazy thing is that drawing attention to myself is the last thing I (or most people) would want in the loo. Very sad that they think you would go through all this just to behave oddly in the loo.<br /><br />Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342124169953960479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-50128710493362152782013-10-01T16:11:15.903+01:002013-10-01T16:11:15.903+01:00I've come to the conclusion that the main reas...I've come to the conclusion that the main reason women have separate loos is because the men (for want of a better expression) 'hang out' in theirs. In our loos there really is nothing to see, and if other women feel offended at standing next to us at a row of wash hand basins, then I feel very sorry for them. <br /><br />You'll see far more risky sights on a Cornish beach in high summer, I assure you. Getting out of a swimsuit whilst wrapped in a bath towel is hazardous in the extreme! Or is someone now going to advocate male and female beaches?Angie Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882779021382371603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4834395892091327520.post-36331511760390617042013-10-01T16:11:04.717+01:002013-10-01T16:11:04.717+01:00Hi Jenny,
Here in Colorado, as where you are, the...Hi Jenny,<br /><br />Here in Colorado, as where you are, the law protects us and allows us to use the appropriate restroom. In other words...as we present ourselves...but...<br /><br />I've been waiting for something like this to happen to me one of these days as I have been using the ladies room exclusively for the past eighteen months (as you say...very mundane). Now, I am not in full transition (just a transition of my own making), presenting as my true self about 99% of the time. It has been amazing the acceptance I have received from not only men, but from women also. I get 'ma'amed and lady' all the time, two very beautiful words!<br /><br />I pray everything continues to go well for you concerning this issue.<br /><br />Hugs and prayers to you,<br /><br />Cynthia XX<br />Cynthia Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16222413324022459669noreply@blogger.com