I can't dwell in the past.
I can't dwell in the future.
I can't dwell in the present.
I just have to dwell.....
or is it abide?

John 15: 1-17

Annoying nicknames

I am absolutley sick of some of the quick nicknames I've recieved in the past few years. They are, quick (usually unintentional) jabs, but they still hurt and can stick with you. Here are a few:

Champ
Big Guy
Buddy

Those are the "big three" of annoying nickames that I don't think I can handle anymore. Quick example.....

I was playing in a concert and spiffed out in my nice new suit. I was ready to play great (and was hoping to look good for an attractive violinist) when an guy with a camera appears at the back door. The door is locked so, like a nice guy, I open the door for him. He then preceded to say, "thanks, big guy". I don't know why, but these quick nicknames make me so very angry. I am not a large person so I must assume it's a reference to either how slender I am (not likely) or how young I look. This a-hole, in my mind, is saying "thanks, little man who looks younger than me and is therefore less important than I am." He is also saying that "there is no way you are a full grown adult with a career not just a job. You are probably another of these high school students running around today."

This may no annoy you but it is tha biggest insult i can recieve. I lived with "champ" for a summer and I've heard "big guy" and "buddy" many times and I can only be insulted.

Man I'm angry. I am a fully grown man who, while still relativley young, is out in the real world and deserves the respect of a professional. I don't deserve this look down your nose at me s*** and I don't I'll put up with it any longer.

Done (spelling and grammar error included)