Be disrespected, not disregarded Disrespect is loud. Someone interrupts you, criticizes you, maybe even insults you. It stings, but it tells you something: you exist. You matter enough to provoke a reaction. Disregard is quieter. It’s someone acting as if you aren’t there. Your ideas, your effort, your presence, ignored. That’s worse, because it erases you. You could spend years doing things no…