Reply To: What would you have done?

rb, why ask her, I already answered above why I didnt ask:

rb, ofcourse – If it was really that bad, why didn’t you ask someone for their seat?

If I would have felt dizzy or faint, I might have, but I just felt tired and ignored, among people with little etiquette. I would imagine that those around would have given me a seat if I would have fainted ch”v.

Now, years later, I think it’s pretty funny, ~b u t~ had I ch”v suffered a miscarriage, or early delivery, afterwards, I’d have been more upset and remembered it with much more negative feelings.

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apushatayid, I was thinking about this all Shabbos.

What if instead of me, it was a woman, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 or 90 years old (or a man), standing throughout the Megillah, would that change your attitude?

Or, do you feel, regardless of age or gender, whoever needs a seat, should make it their business to get there early to secure one, and if they dont, they have no reason to have any negative feelings?