You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything...

First, I am hugely procrastinating on the many papers I have to read and grade.

I had another head butt moment with doctors this week. I am reminded of waaaaay back when I was a new graduate nurse and a jerky doctor said to me " young lady, you need to learn how to talk to a DOCTOR' and I said, " YOU need to learn how to talk to a nurse- I am a professional and I expect to be treated like one" and I looked behind me for my colleagues to support me and..... they had all disappeared.

I basically did that again this week. And it was super awkward. But extremely needed. And when I got into my car afterwards, I cried ( to a doctor but also a husband). To paraphrase what I am learning in my feminism in health class, we nurses need to fight the hegemonic and patriarchal power structures inherent in our health system!!

I think my ideal job would be to be the boss of people who love me all the time, let me work from 930-330, and have great benefits that include the golden handcuffs (free college tuition for kids at the uni you work at). I hate conflict.