RE: You have to be willing to fight for what you want

I remember when I went to the market to buy something. And I stood at a crayfish spot asking this guy to run #500 crayfish for me. I asked him to do them one by one so that I wouldn't be cheated and I will always know how to ration it while using them at home.

He was busily gisting with his colleagues. I did not mind as long as he was tying my crayfish for me. Only for a man and a woman with a child to stop by and he carried my crayfish and gave it to them.

I was pissed off. These people did not state categorically how they wanted theirs done and he could have done the bulk method for them and let them go on their way since he was trying so hard to be nice.

But he took mine which I have patiently waited for him to gist ad tie and gave them. He tried to guilt trip me into feeling sorry for the woman who carried a child. I did not budge. I frown until he did another round for me. He tried to bribe me with an extra crayfish. I bluntly told him I don't want it. He forcefully placed it inside the leather for me. I paid him, untie it, and drop his bribe on the table for him.

The lady who sold eggs beside me pleaded that I should take it and forgive him. If it was under a different circumstance I would gladly take an extra crayfish not when he was trying to make it look like since I did not bring a child I have to be guilt-tripped into surrendering my thing for another person.

Maybe it's because I looked nice and innocent.

Well, sorry for my long rant, it's good that you still got what you wanted in the end unlike me I did not fight enough. Now I have learned.. next time it won't happen again.