Comments on: Circles

By: Absence Alternatives

Absence Alternatives — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:32:44 +0000

Yup. You never really outgrow that stage I guess. The same kind of fear and anxiety. And now adding embarrassment because you’d think someone at my age should not have cared…

By: Amber

Amber — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:53:11 +0000

Oh man. I’ve been there. It just makes you want to throw up, doesn’t it? Our inner teenager never really dies, she just goes into hiding most of the time.

By: Absence Alternatives

Absence Alternatives — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:15:11 +0000

Thank you so much for visiting and commenting! I am so sorry that you had to suffer through those gatherings for 5 years but am happy that there’s a happy ending to this! With a work event it makes me more upset probably because I see these people in the hallways every day and they never even smile… sigh. What you gonna do right?

By: Terri R

Terri R — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:15:58 +0000

I so felt like this the first 5 years we joined a Country Club (but I can’t express it nearly as well as you do.) My husband grew up in the midwest (I’m from Idaho and only knew the word “CC” from novels) and this was normal to him. I was SO nervous for those first 5 years. I cried too, feeling ostracized. Even walked home a few times leaving him to wonder where the hell I’d gone. Then, I found out that these are great people. They just knew each other already and I’m awkward to the max. In the past 2 years I’ve become comfortable there and love to go talk with them. I’ve even made friends. But at least it wasn’t work related! You have my sympathy!

By: Absence Alternatives

Absence Alternatives — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:59:38 +0000

Awww. That’s so sweet. I would have loved to meet you at a social event too.

By: Absence Alternatives

Absence Alternatives — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:59:09 +0000

Thanks.

By: Absence Alternatives

Absence Alternatives — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:58:39 +0000

LOL. I love that idea!

By: Absence Alternatives

Absence Alternatives — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:57:17 +0000

Same here!!!! I love saying though it is pure statistic: How many people do you come in contact in real life compared to the potential number on the Internet, right?!

By: chickens consigliere

chickens consigliere — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:57:09 +0000

WTH? What is wrong with people? They didn’t know what they were missing. You are the kind of person I dream about running into at a networking event. Assholes.

By: Life in the Boomer Lane

Life in the Boomer Lane — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:37:19 +0000

This whole thing gives me shpilkes.