wild cat, I keep stools in the kitchen so I can rest while cooking and doing the dishes. I do not think anyone should take offense of sitting on a stool.

Try not to take it too personally, I know it is hard. But if you do not have MG all these little quirks of compensation or accomodation is hard for the non-MGer to understand. The average person does not understand what it is like day after day to function on less than 20% of your strength, or that after you do the dishes you feel like you ran a 20 mile marathon. Unless you live it, you can not fully understand.

I would try not to get angry or keep explaining yourself and instead focus your efforts on how I can accommodate or adjust the situation to avoid the issue. I have found my life to become a never ending series of accomodations and adjustments. My energy is limited so I focus on how to make my life easier.

kathie