Posted by sunny10 on February 2, 2006, at 7:55:28
In reply to Re: I'm never leaving the house again » Sarah T., posted by Dinah on February 1, 2006, at 10:07:47
> One on one conversation is moderately ok. If you add a third person I tend to inadvertantly interrupt, and in a large group it becomes completely overwhelming.
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oh my gosh, I do this all of the time... does that indicate social anxiety?? Well, yes, I guess I am a bit socially anxious...Just remember that adults tend to judge other adults, not their children...
If anything, your child may get more loving attention because they think you're a moron.
I say that from personal experience here... I WAS the moron...
You are definitely NOT the moron. You showed up. That counts for more than anything you could possibly do or say wrong!
I have a tendency to not show up. I let my ex-husband go... mainly because I don't want to be spending time with HIM. Plus he is a control freak and I can never get a word in edgewise...
put indignant together with social anxiety and you can see why I don't go...I always make it to the plays that my son is in- mostly because they run for three days and I can go when his dad is NOT going. My son would rather have me come to those things anyway... he doesn't need BOTH parents to go to EVERY parent teacher conference!!!
I'm sure that you were no more "weird" than any other parent there.
We are all "weird", thus we are all "normal".
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