I spend much of the late summer and fall peddling my wares at craft festivals up here in Vermont. This past Saturday 2 women came into my booth and bought something from me. They said they are also vendors and like to support other vendors. Awesome, I replied. Where is your booth? They said over there. But we sell dresses ?. Nothing you would be interested in ? If only they knew.
I shared that story with my wife, and she got quite the chuckle from it. She then said her friend Carrie asked her why I won?t cut my hair, yet I shave my legs. My wife just shrugged her shoulders and said she doesn?t know. Carrie doesn?t let anything go. I asked my wife what I should tell Carrie when she presses me about it. Wifey told me I could tell her as much or as little as I like. I am sure people notice I shave my legs, but Carrie is the first person to question it. Wifey said I can tell her as much or as little as I want. While Carrie is fairly open-minded, she can be a bit conservative about things that don?t fit the norm. She would probably be fine with a guy in a dress as long as it?s a guy she doesn?t know. The NIMBY effect.
How would you handle it?
Please don?t turn this into a thread about leg shaving.
NIMBY = Not in my back yard
Thanks,
-Robin