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52 Janice Shapiro

We once took a crazy trip together to Key West. The cap-
tain of a boat invited her on an overnight, and I went along as
the wingwoman. We thought we would have another grand
adventure, but it didn’t turn out that way. The guy was a
creep. We should have gotten off the boat, but somehow we
did not have the words at the time, or the self-confidence
to say “no.” Today, so many of us have learned how to trust
our “creep” vibes and say “no” when necessary. But in those
days, Ruth and I did not really have the word “no” in our
vocabulary. In fact, we didn’t know anyone who did.