Smart Kitty

Men -- do you worry about telling strangers where you live? Well, as a woman, this is a big thing we aren't supposed to do.

I sold my old car today. But there really isn't a convenient way to sell a car as a private party without telling someone where you live. (Even if I met the potential buyer elsewhere ... the title to the car has my address on it. Although I suppose if I were the type to care, I could have gotten a PO box ...)

I advertised the car on Craigslist, and only showed it to one person. He showed up with another guy and naturally wanted to drive the car. I went for a drive with them. And they didn't murder me! Instead, they drove to the bank and got money to pay me what I asked for the car. However, even though I wasn't really worried about being harmed in broad daylight, there was a part of my brain that registered that I needed to pay attention because this was a situation that women needed to be careful about.

I am constantly being reminded of safety measures I need to take just to live a normal life. (My aunts and uncles would be so upset if they knew I slept with the window open last night and followed it up by telling a strange man where I lived and then driving alone in a car with him and another guy.)