yun

About half a year ago I had a very strong migraine attack that lasted throughout the night, so I hardly slept. In the morning I called my usual clinic, but they were fully booked and I badly needed a painkiller shot, so I had to visit a local practitioner I’ve never been to before. The moment I entered his office, he asked whether I had children, and immediately declared that my migraines were surely caused by a hormonal disfunction caused by not having any yet at 33 (he’s not seen any of my medical documentation). After I told him I’ve been having them for years and I’m not on birth control, he gave me the painkiller, but when I asked for a doctor’s leave for the day, which is something he should have advised himself (we don’t have sick days in my country, you need to get doctor’s recommendation), he faked being surprised that I work and started a mini-lecture on how I should quit my job right away, and use my womanly charms to have my husband work harder and make more money, because working is for men, and women are meant to be loved, stay at home and make the world prettier. I was too weak, tired and dumbfounded to respond, so I just smiled and left when he was done. I’ll never go to him again.