Rachelle’s Corner
Lately, I have had a little controversy on my heart. The other day I went shopping at the mall with my cousin. We went into a store and she picked out some jeans to try on. While she was in the fitting room, a couple came up to the dressing rooms and the woman went into the room right next to my cousins, while the man stayed on the outside and looked over the door at what his girlfriend was trying on. I didn’t think anything of it.
Shortly afterwards, my cousin came out of the fitting rooms and approached me with a troubled look upon her face. She informed me that she heard everything that the couple was saying and that the guy showed some really controlling and aggressive signs. Apparently the situation was that the woman was trying on white dresses for some special party that she really wants to go to. Well the man, who was watching, believes that all of the dresses that she likes show wayyy to much of her chest. He proceeds to claim that the party is stupid, and that she doesn’t even have to wear a white dress, or even go at all. Then my cousin told me how the woman stated that the party was really important, all the girls are wearing white dresses and she needed to as well.
As my cousin and I went up to the checkout desk, I saw the couple come out from the fitting rooms. I noticed how she put all of the dresses in her hands back on the rack with a not-so-happy look on her face.
My cousin told me that she had a hard time not speaking up while she was trying on clothes, and in me, I had a strong desire to speak up as well. I wanted to take her aside and let her know that she has a right to wear what she wants, that she’s beautiful and no matter what, no man should ever control her so much. Alas, I refrained from approaching either of them.
My question to you is should I have? If you were in this situation, would you have approached them? On one hand, I wouldn’t want to offend her, or seem nosey, but on the other, she might have actually needed that word of encouragement. This is one situation I have definitely learned a lot from.
Over and Out!
-Rachelle
P.S. Have a Happy New Year!! J
As hard as it might be to go up to a stranger & butt into there business, Sometimes its the best thing for the situation, Sometimes they need to know that theres a form of support out there for them.