Don’t feel bad for doing what is right!
Before the shul we daven at was redone the mechitza was in middle vertically. Therefore, on one side of the mechitza directly were men benches and on the other side women. The women’s side was considered the better seats but for the men it was the end and yes there was alot of talking. My mother should be well was in shul every Shabbos early enough so to be there at the beginning. Near the mechitza were the shmoozers on the men’s side. This would disturb her and she would either bang on the mechitza or say things as nu, nu or sh,sh to quiet them. Once one of the men yelled back (and i am just paraprasing, not even using the real words he used) and said ” you old woman what are you excited about, you are almost smelling the grass”! My mother is an almana and very proper and kept quiet. This story goes back at least 18 years if not more. My mother is B”H still here with us and yes you guessed right, some of the einiklech named after this man were already Bar Mitzvahed!
Don’t feel bad for doing what is right!