I got the idea for today's question from yesterday's question of the day and something I was thinking about this weekend.
Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
DH, our DD and I are all introverts. Our DS is the extrovert in the family (we may not know what to do with him in a few years!
). My God-son's birthday party was on Saturday. Normally DD is fine at their house; but it was full of people from his buddies and all his family. My poor DD had been SO excited for the party. She ended up spending almost the whole time glued to DH or I.
I remember parties like that when I was a kid. My BFF's daughter is 11 and DD just adores her; so her day was made when she brought her in her room with the big girls. They brought my DS in there too. He's little and cute and likes the attention from the girls. (Like I said; we may not know what to do with him in a few years! Stay back girls; he's mine till he's 30!
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I don't mind being an introvert. I've learned to appreciate who I am; but it can make life hard. There aren't a whole lot of jobs where you can be left alone all day.
And many extroverts just don't understand. I thrive on quiet time. I like to socialize too; but only in portions. When I was a kid people definitely made me feel bad about it. Being made to speak to relatives who haven't seen you since you were "this" big? Yeah; no. I didn't like that. My mother had to speak for me a lot when I was small. Being called on in class was AWFUL. I used to volunteer to read the shortest paragraph in the chapter when we would read aloud in a group. I read just fine; but I knew if I didn't volunteer for the short one I might have to read a long one and be the center of attention longer. Sometimes I could give a speech and do great with not a butterfly to be felt. Other times; my throat would feel like it was closing and I'd have a stash of peppermints in my pocket to help keep from getting sick. I loved singing in the chorus as a group; but when they made us do quartets...ugh! I still don't know if they could really hear me sing for them! But I always felt the chorus director was one who understood that not all kids were suited for solos! School fundraisers still fill me with dread. Mostly because I have kids now. Fortunately we are beginning to home school so I'm less likely to deal with those. Unless it's for a co-op or something.
(On a side note; it's almost cookie season for the girl scouts. 15,000 people on facebook have let me know. Ok only 2 or 3 i think. But yes; the season of nothing but requests to buy what people's kids are selling is upon us. At least on facebook for me. I feel somewhere between here:
and here:
on it.
And I was a girl scout for 2 years myself.
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Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
DH, our DD and I are all introverts. Our DS is the extrovert in the family (we may not know what to do with him in a few years!
I don't mind being an introvert. I've learned to appreciate who I am; but it can make life hard. There aren't a whole lot of jobs where you can be left alone all day.
(On a side note; it's almost cookie season for the girl scouts. 15,000 people on facebook have let me know. Ok only 2 or 3 i think. But yes; the season of nothing but requests to buy what people's kids are selling is upon us. At least on facebook for me. I feel somewhere between here:
