Problem at the chemist

[Flowerpower41]

I have been going to the same chemist for over 7 years since I moved to this current address. The lady in question (a member of staff) knows my face and must surely recognise me each time I go in there.

I picked up my routine prescription (blood pressure tablets and mild anxiety tablets as I am borderline Asperger's) yesterday or the day before not sure when and I routinely handed over my Child Tax Credit exemption card as I don't have to pay for prescriptions.

I have been self-employed for nearly 5 years. Prior to that I worked 8 months in an office. Prior to that the early years of ds's life I funded our everday expenses by selling a second property.

I could have sworn she wrote down on the exemption certificate sheet 'Job Seekers Allowance' on it - why is society so misguided and prejudiced about single parents does it not occur to her I might be working and leading a productive useful life and paying my way.....? Why is she so grossly misinformed I wonder?

Should I have said something?

Does she not know in her work capacity that there are many many women out there as working single parents and we aren't all benefit layabouts with no qualifications. Apologies to anyone reading this thread who is on benefits and not currently able to work for any reason - I am sure you have your reasons - but the media hype about single parents is ridiculous!

I feel I really must challenge her now should that happen on a future occasion.

How would the chemist know you are a single Mum? She probably sees lots of married/coupled up mums with their kids during the day and never lays eyes on their fathers if they are SAHM.

You need to dial it way down. Talk about overreacting. The world isn't out to 'get' you. You have huge issues if you take one tiny thing like this and blow it out of proportion. Correct her if you feel so hard done by, but really calm down.

I almost hate to tell you this as you seem to be enjoying the outrage but the chemist will neither know nor care about your personal circumstances. She will see so many prescriptions every day and have to deal correctly with each one that she won't have the time or the inclination to give a shiny shite about whether you have a partner/are shagging a football team or are totally celibate...
YABU.

It is almost impossible to live a life as a single parent without being subjected to endless assumptions and prejudices that abound in society about us however!

I manage perfectly well.

What she said ^^

Most of us wouldn't encounter this as we manage to tick the box ourselves!

But what ''assumptions and prejudices'' are you imagining she has about people on JSA?

Would you be this cross if she had wrongly ticked a 'disability allowance' box for eg?

It seems to me that being this angry at being associated with JSA means you're the one with a prejudice i'm afraid.

In all honesty, you are sounding far more judgmental than your perceived view of her.

I think your anxiety meds need increasing! Weird reaction.

Single parent here for 2.5 years. Even had a prescription last week. (I filled it in myself ) Haven't ever felt anyone was making assumptions or being prejudiced.

You know this chemist assistant doesn't give a flying fuck about which box you are, surely?

I think she made an innocent mistake, but you should have corrected her purely because you're signing the back of the prescription to say the details are correct. There's a big clamp-down happening at the moment on people who are claiming free prescriptions when they aren't entitled to them - you'll be ok as you'll be able to demonstrate you are entitled, just for a different reason, but it's important to make sure details like this are right.

How does she know your single? I go to the chemist all the time, and never been in with my husband. I assume they don't care about anyone's marital status.

I think you sound very oversensitive.

I'm sure she wasn't judging you, just doing her job.

Think I need to get a grip innit lol.

Yabu, fill it out yourself. The woman was busy and made a mistake, not a judgement.

Or you could move out of England to Northern ireland, Scotland or Wales and get free prescriptions for everyone