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Originally Posted by riotgrrrl
Sometimes people do not want to hear solutions to a problem (something I try to do too) and would rather just be able to sound off and hear sympathetic noises.
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That's true, for sure! If I see someone having the same problem over and over, I feel like I need to say something about possible solutions. Sometimes I will bite my tongue or just say "awww....come on, let's do something fun" instead of worrying about this or that. I could see that as coming across as insensitive, maybe.
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Originally Posted by riotgrrrl
if you felt completely uncomfortable with the other mums, perhaps try and hide it a bit. You may come over as stand-offish.
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That's something that I've always dealt with. I'm shy, and always have been. I have to take a big gulp of air before I can even begin to talk to a stranger, male or female. People have said that I appear to be aloof. I guess that is what it looks like when I'm trying to stuff my anxiety into a box and pretend to be normal.
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Originally Posted by riotgrrrl
The other thing I try to be is light hearted and friendly, with a smile on my face.
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The weird thing is that in the town that I live in, people simply don't smile at strangers unless they're trying to get a date out of it. When I moved here a few years ago, I noticed that other girls would give me a weird look when I smiled at them, so I started trying to figure out what the problem is. Apparently, people just find it creepy if a stranger tries to talk to them for no legitimate reason.