You know when you find yourself in a situation that leaves you speechless...and moments later you think of the wittiest, best comment to say? It can be so frustrating and you beat yourself up, saying "Why didn't I stand up for myself?"

The situations range from silly to pretty serious, but they can all be frustrating.

Yesterday, a tiny one happened to me. It was about six o'clock, nearly my bed time, but I needed to run to the mall to pick up something. I threw on a jacket and some ratty jeans with a hole in the knee that has grown in the 5+ years I've had them. The jeans were cute and a little cut up when I bought them-- yes I know, why would you buy jeans like that? Well when I bought them, it was the fad of the minute. I now only wear them to run errands or lounge around in. I digress...

Walking in to the mall alone, I see two girls coming my way. They look to be in maybe their late college years. They start to mumble and then one shouts with extreme sarcasm, "Did your jeans come that way or did you do it yourself?" I still hadn't realized they were talking to me or what they said until they were walking right past me and busted up laughing. I was in mid-yawn and happened to look over just in time to realize they were trying to be mean.

By the time I translated everything in my head, looked down at my jeans and looked back up, they were fifty feet away and laughing hysterically.

I blushed and though it sounds silly, I immediately felt like they had gotten away with something-like I should have said.....oh so many things. While I was in the mall, it bothered me becaus I hadn't stood up for myself. I started creating different speeches I should have said.

Obviously, this situation is pretty minor, but it irked me. For every situation when someone is being hurtful or snide with a whippy cut--it's hard not to feel slighted if you don't say your two cents. Sometimes it's a superior and you litteraly HAVE to keep your mouth shut. Or sometimes the situation would become dangerous if you gave a smart allec response. There are a list of reasons to not respond and let things roll off your back when something like this happens. But man, it doesn't take away the urge to picture what you would have said if it happened again.

Anybody know what I mean? Any funny suggestions about what you would have said? :)

AFTERTHOUGHT: With a day to think it over and the all-clarifying chat with my mom while I was posting your responses, she brought up a very important point. What is going on in the lives of these girls that they felt the need to say something like that? You never know what someone else is going through and behavior like this is usually bred through some type of insecurity. I pray both of those girls find a peace that makes interactions like this one (which they probably didn't even realize made such a splash) a thing of the past.