Post by Komori on Oct 5, 2015 22:41:57 GMT -5
So my friend and coworker was assaulted this morning on her way to work by a bigot. He called her the F-word and beat her up when she talked back. Thankfully she was able to fight back long enough for the cops to come and arrest this guy and drag him to jail, where he's going to be prosecuted for a federal hate crime (apparently Georgia doesn't have any state laws about hate crimes because of course the South needs to keep up being a stereotype). She also had to go to the hospital to get cat-scans and stuff, and is at a friend's house tonight so someone can watch her while she stays up all night (she's not supposed to go to sleep because she might have a concussion).
She's taking tomorrow off, and will be back to work on Wednesday (so she says, but I think she ought to take more time). I'm really livid that this happened to her. It's not even been a full year since she's come out as trans, and she really shouldn't have to have it this rough. It's totally unfair.
I was just wondering what I can do for her when she comes back? I mean, I'm totally baking her her favorite cherry cobbler. But like. If we (my coworkers and I) get her flowers, will that just make it harder for her to put it out of her mind? Or is it isolating if we don't go all-out and try to cheer her up? I mean, I don't want to do something that just keeps bringing up this traumatic event, but I also don't want her to think we're just all trying to get past it. So... how much is enough to show our love and support, without, like, commemorating this horrible thing that's happened? I feel almost helpless, and I don't want to do the wrong thing with what little I can do.
She's taking tomorrow off, and will be back to work on Wednesday (so she says, but I think she ought to take more time). I'm really livid that this happened to her. It's not even been a full year since she's come out as trans, and she really shouldn't have to have it this rough. It's totally unfair.
I was just wondering what I can do for her when she comes back? I mean, I'm totally baking her her favorite cherry cobbler. But like. If we (my coworkers and I) get her flowers, will that just make it harder for her to put it out of her mind? Or is it isolating if we don't go all-out and try to cheer her up? I mean, I don't want to do something that just keeps bringing up this traumatic event, but I also don't want her to think we're just all trying to get past it. So... how much is enough to show our love and support, without, like, commemorating this horrible thing that's happened? I feel almost helpless, and I don't want to do the wrong thing with what little I can do.