another man at the gas station said, "lady, you got somethin' funny on your face."
a co-worker said, "what's that????"
i explained to each one that i am catholic, today is ash wednesday, and that it's customary on ash wednesday for us to receive ashes on our forehead. i said that it's a religious practice that i - and many others - observe.
did they apologize?
no.
did they appear to feel badly that perhaps they had been insensitive?
no.
did they do anything?
yes.
they snickered.
all three snickered.
now......
let's just say that one of these people - or all of them - had, oh, i don't know - maybe a rainbow painted on their forehead......or maybe the equality sign......or......maybe a muslim symbol (which, no. i would not recognize a muslim symbol if it slapped me in the, um, forehead. and don't call me a bigot. unless you're gonna call the folks i'm talkin' about who didn't recognize a Christian symbol bigots.).
and let's just say i would have said,
"what the hell happened to you?"
good thing this is the first day of lent and my resolve to be a good Christian is still strong, strong, strong.
