This evening while I was getting my hair cut, the other ladies in the salon were talking about how they were afraid to go out of the house by themselves. They were discussing all these things "methods" they have developed in order to be or feel a little bit safer when they're outside the house. Of course the world isn't totally safe for any of us, inside or out of the house, but it really pees me off to think about how we as females are automatically a little scared or even aware that at any time, there's such a big chance of us being attacked or called out at or something else similar that can raise alarms in our minds. Kind of like when you're out in public alone and some stranger calls out at you, or worse, stops you dead in the middle of a parking lot! It's something I think every one of us has to deal with -- not strangers in parking lots, but this little fear in the back of our heads. I didn't even realize until today how many "methods" I've thought up in my head of how to handle these very common situations such as being stolen, or having someone hold a gun to my head or try to do other things. Most of us have been through something where we were forced to do something or something very, very scary.

Anyways, so I had a lot of thoughts today, okay? I was thinking about how it's kind of sad that we have to spend quite a big chunk of our lives considering what we should do if we're ever in a really horrible situation or even having to go out of our way to avoid needing to go to the store at a certain time of night or alone. That's crap & it makes me mad.

These two ladies in the salon said they never, ever under any circumstances, leave the house at night by themselves. And I did not even realize this, but I don't either! Not that I mind, but crap! If I needed to run to the store at a very late hour, it'd be nice to know I could more than likely do so without worries. If I'm walking in a parking lot in the dark, alone, I'm always looking for someone to pop out and grab me or try to talk to me so they can rob me or something. It's happened -- someone stopping me in the middle of a dark parking lot. And hey, it's scary. Carrying a Tazer & knife is helpful, but it would be much lovelier if we didn't automatically have to know that there's such a big chance for something scary to happen.

So do things like these keep you from going out alone at night or at any particular time? Does it upset you that being a female means you're at such high risk or that strangers often feel plenty comfortable enough to stop you when you're alone and get in your personal space? Not that this doesn't happen to males too, but I'm talking from a particular point of view here. My partner never has random words yelled at him. He's never scared to leave the house at night & he doesn't feel at risk. I mean, that is not to say men aren't at risk. They are too, but like I said, I'm trying to get a female's point of view about this type of thing. Men, feel free to chime in though! I'm not excluding you guys at all. In fact, both sides are welcome to comment. But I do wonder how many other ladies feel these things and avoid certain things like driving a certain road, or where they park or whether or not their purse is on their shoulder or in their hand, etc. less