If she was singing alto in His choir, he insisted, she should sing her part over to him. She stood sulkily by the piano, and sight-read the hymns, note perfect.
Poor kid!
But it wasn't his kid. I'm his wife, with a drawer-full of music degrees, an organist for 44 years myself. Feeling #patronised

Reeling from a #spat,
feeling #weak
& #patronised
by a superior tone—
should I #jump
to their tune
or dance to
my own?

A walk,
#straight to the park
the soothing
scents of #heather
& #lavender,
a welcome breath
& room to #rest—
space to #compose
a more balanced
response.

People patronised,
Rattled by snakes in disguise,
Let loose the mongoose.
#emoetry #rattled #patronised #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity
@mwplovesmusic.bsky.social

Gosh, yes, I'm sick of being patronised.

#patronised

Jenni Murray: Be trans, be proud — but don’t call yourself a “real woman” Let me make something absolutely clear at the outset. I am not transphobic or anti-trans. Not a Terf in other words. That’s trans-exclusionary radical feminist, to use one of the often-confusing

Feeling #patronised by @whjm but should I expect any less after years of #maleprivilege #realwoman #trans #clueless

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