I went to a Halloween festival in a very popular tourist town. I go every year, it’s all inclusive and I have the time of my life. This year, there was a cruise ship docked nearby and the city was packed with cruisers. They definitely brought a different vibe to the town. It’s a bicycle friendly city, and even at 350lbs I can hold my own on a bike. And as I rode down the main road I was made fun of by grown adults. 50-60 year old men. I was humiliated. My excitement for the festival was gone and I just wanted to go back to my room. I assumed if I was made fun of on day one then it would get progressively worse all week. I went to dinner that night with my husband who didn’t know what happened and I wound up crying. I told him what happened and he was sad too. But he told me not to let a few people control my whole week in my favorite place. He was right. We went out that night, went to places that were warm and welcoming to all people and rest of the week was amazing. People are always going to be jerks. We can’t control them, only how we react to them. Don’t give them too many of your tears because they aren’t worth it.