tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196316261585940971.post6284856884651969013..comments2023-07-06T06:04:07.849-07:00Comments on Sister, Daughter, Mother, Wife: On Being the Girl with an Awkward SmileAnna Mussmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11631139113615066986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196316261585940971.post-73042409833982482772014-09-15T15:03:02.478-07:002014-09-15T15:03:02.478-07:00But with blogs, we introverts don't have to as...But with blogs, we introverts don't have to ask each other questions! Perhaps that is one small part of their attraction. Anna Mussmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631139113615066986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9196316261585940971.post-36373463724899654852014-09-15T12:46:41.702-07:002014-09-15T12:46:41.702-07:00These social problems are my problems. My problem...These social problems are my problems. My problems exactly.<br /><br /><i>I can talk a mile-a-minute on one of my pet topics, but in most social situations, I feel … slow. I pause to decide what to say next. I try to think of another topic to ask about. </i><br /><br />This is exactly how I am when I'm talking to people I don't know well. I'm terrible at small talk, even with people I know -- I always forget to ask questions! Someone will ask me how my week was, and I'll say a little something about it, and then I won't think to ask them how theirs was. Which makes me sound self-centered, I'm afraid, when really I just... forget. And then we have an awkward silence, which would be dispelled if I could think of a nice question to ask, such as repeating the question they just asked me, but my mind goes blank as I panic that I can't think of anything to say, and then I pretend one of my kids needs attention and excuse myself.<br /><br />But with someone I know well? Never a problem! Sigh.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.com