Times women wish they stood up for themselves more

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You know those moments in life when somebody offended you or put you down, and only after the fact did you come up with the perfect comeback? Women have those moments about 10 times a day.

Anywhere from accidental misogyny to full-blown sexism, we experience it pretty much any time we go for a jog, go to a bar or go grocery shopping. Of course, most offenders do their offending quick, and at the toughest times for us to respond. How are we supposed to tell off the pharmacist when there is a line of people waiting behind us to get their hemorrhoid medication? Do you see what I mean? Can you feel the FRUSTRATION?! I digress. Here are 15 times all women wish they’d stood up for themselves.

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Every single time we’ve been cat called

We have mental notebooks of every gross, stupid or even clever catcall we’ve ever received and every comeback we wish we could have yelled at the time. Of course, the cat call came from a moving car so…

Anytime someone calls us “Sweetie”

How do you know if I’m sweet? I might be a major b*tch! And I might be sweet. But don’t just assume that because I am a woman that I am an adjective that implies subservient and we both know that’s how you meant it.

Or “Doll.”

Oh. Wonderful. Now I’m an inanimate object with unrealistic body proportions, large eyes that make me look naïve and a permanently open mouth. Lovely.

When that guy assumed we were cooking for a man

God forbid I buy a rump roast and the butcher not ask if I’m cooking for a man.

When the landlord questioned your extended stay

“How can I know you’ll stick to the three-year-lease? What if you meet somebody…” Thank you for putting that pressure on me. Thank you for making me feel like if I sign this lease it’s because I am admitting defeat.

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When a man told you, your shoes were too tall

“You shouldn’t wear shoes that make you over five feet nine—it intimidates men.” Good. I assume any man intimidated by a woman over five foot nine inches has a penis under 2 inches.

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Any time a man says, “Men don’t like it when…”

Men don’t like it when women wear too much makeup. Men don’t like it when women are too loud with their friends at a bar. Men don’t like it when…SHUT UP I DON’T MAKE MY DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT MEN LIKE.

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When a man wouldn’t let you sit alone

“A woman shouldn’t have to sit alone at a restaurant.” Did it ever occur to you that I wanted to enjoy the ambiance of a restaurant without having to make small talk with an imbecilic?

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“You’re too pretty to…”

We don’t do anything because we believe we must to compensate for our appearance. I once had a guy tell me, “You’re too pretty to curse.” Damn. If I were just a little hotter, I wouldn’t have to speak at all, huh?

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“Do you want to consult your husband first?”

On an apartment. On a house. On a car. On a loan. I can do grownup stuff without a husband thank you.

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“You have my attention.”

Some men just love to tell every hot woman that walks in the room, “Okay..okay…you have my attention.” I don’t want it. Like. At all. I was never asking for it. Please tell me what I did to get it and I’ll stop that thing immediately.

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During your jog when that guy said, “You don’t need to lose weight.”

Or “You’re hot enough” or “You’re perfect as you are.” Did it ever occur to this dude that we care about, like our heart or our cholesterol? That our bodies are for something more than sex?

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“I love that you’re having another drink.”

Oh, you do, huh? Well now that you’ve said that I will A) Stay far away from you and B) Never leave my drink’s side because you seem like you might put something in it.

“You could always just marry rich.”

Few people have the gall to say this, but even saying it as a joke perpetuates some harmful and outdated stereotypes.