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Mary Lois's avatar

Good one--funny but brief and to the point! A great coming-out story if there ever was one. Only moment was because your assistant was named Ray I thought she was a guy. It might have been funnier if she had been.

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Jonathan Odell's avatar

Sometimes I do want to embellish (or lie) to make the truth more appealing

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Kelli Conlow's avatar

I remember a company retreat to Keystone, CO with that company. While my husband attended company workshops, he said that the wife of one of the VPs would be holding a workshop for the wives and did I want to go? I might have asked him if he was on drugs. I declined, suspecting that the lecture for the ladies would be about supporting your man and being submissive. We laugh about it now.

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Jonathan Odell's avatar

You would have been right. It was Elaine Poluster's wives indoctrination. You would have blown the place up!

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Joan Mansbach's avatar

Unburdening, surprisingly, equals cathartic. Although I hate the having to hide. Even back then. And, sadly, in many situations now.

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Jonathan Odell's avatar

Yes, all our protections are under attack.

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Mary Lois's avatar

But which is the truth? If Ray had been a guy, the laugh would be a real LOL if his response had been "Oh, don't worry about her, she's a lesbian!" But I'm picking nits here, it's a good story either way.

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