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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP your pain is valid and understandable. I am sorry these incidents happened to you. But we are all imperfect humans and we will all make mistakes. I don't mean to diminish your justifiable concern and hurt, especially because when people hurt our kids, I know how intensely protective we feel.

I just want to suggest that trying to see the best intentions from people in these types of situations will help you feel happier in general. Instead of assuming the people in the elevator thought the smell was from you, try to assume they are just processing what their senses are telling them as they seek more information about what they are experiencing.  I'm not great at speaking off the cuff myself, but adding something in this context like, "I know! I smelled it as soon as I got on here too, but can't figure out what it is." This could be helpful in several ways. One, it makes a brief human connection between all of you. Two, if they were thinking the worst, you have proved them wrong.  [/quote]

Actually, OPs “pain” is neither valid nor understandable. Mild annoyance or amusement, OK. But finding “pain” in these two extremely weak examples is not smart. [/quote]

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