Sometimes I think I am a control freak and then I am reminded I am only trying to control my own life
The amount of men who think it's normal to tell you how to feel is insane.
Today I almost punched someone in the mouth because he tried to infantalize me, and he subtly mocked me for saying I don't want to talk to him outside our shared community of practice. And he ignored what I asked.
I have valid reasons not to talk to him including his inability to read the room. He is too self-absorbed and it gets on my nerves. I don't like being told what I am thinking or feeling. He does it way too often, and I don't care if his intentions are good. His actions aren't.