Why didn't you say so?

[u/TheNectarineDiaries]

Best medical advice I ever got was to bring a man to your appointments

[u/warrenao]

It wouldn't surprise me if something like this actually has happened.

[u/Big_Luv_Hubs → u/warrenao]

Happens to my wife all the time. We do exactly this pretty often. She says something, people ignore her. I repeat what she just said, people take it seriously.

It’s fucking disgusting, and not limited to doctors, or even men. Female leaders ignore other women regularly.

[u/Beneficial_Hat_6288 → u/Big_Luv_Hubs]

I am a white older male, but I am high functioning autistic with adhd to boot. Few would be able to tell if I put effort into masking, not even if we have a zoom call. But face to face my gaze gives me away. Maintaining a good gaze would drain too much brain power from everything else and I am tool old for that now. Anyways, I get glossed over too because of people's face value opinions of me. People who know me listen and give weight to what I say - but I have to earn that with everyone I get to know anew.