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Shannon Ryan's avatar

You should be an author. Your writing is impeccable and so intriguing to read. And oof I relate to this so much as the resident jabber jaws anywhere I go. I cannot stand awkward silence so you’re not alone there!

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Kate Bullock's avatar

But truly I ask, how else, if not for criminally awkward human exchanges, are we supposed to find our village of similar-brand idiots. It’s the surest litmus test of friendship in real time. You’re either the winsome, quirky elevator stranger cum best friend or the weird elevator stranger. Still we beat on, clunky, uncomfortable boats against the current, pressing buttons in a box that moves us places and waiting for someone to “match our freak” as the youths say.

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Dakota's avatar

Don't worry Erika, if it makes you feel better I have no idea who is manning the control booth in my brain cause what comes out is either a little unhinged, possibly smart, absolutely cringy, maybe hilarious to the point where the doctors I work with don't know what to make of me at times. I suppose this is what makes life - interesting? Maybe? Hopefully.

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Nicole Kowalewski's avatar

As the mom of an "unfriendly" (read: painfully shy) Shepherd puppy, I'd just like to say that speaking for your dog in an effort to explain her complex canine psyche to Normal People is perfectly sane and necessary thank you very much :)

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Angie Naylor's avatar

THANK YOU! I feel seen. I do this all the time, and my partner is so charming and then I just blurt out nonsense and wonder why I have no friends. Hahaha it’s nice to know I’m not the only one who does this…okay…yup…amen?

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Tiffany Huey's avatar

Awe that's a rough morning for sure but I doubt they thought much about it afterward. You have to love those embarrassing moments that will probably make you blush years later. My dad could be not impulsive but naive. So he was the new guy at a factory, and there was one guy who loved to pick on people (harmless pranks mostly). He told my dad to go and ask an older woman who worked there about, and forgive the crassness of this, “her hootie pie.” This was so obviously slang for sex. He didn't catch on to what they were having him ask with this, so he did it. She knew who put him up to asking so she knew it wasn't him. He later said he thought it was a type of food. I know he turned red as hell. The point is, that we have all been guilty of putting our feet in our mouths. He never did live that one down though.

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Jules Bernard's avatar

My unmedicated adhd and I feel so so seen !! I also can’t deal with weird silences and random stuff always comes out of my mouth in these situations!! I like it though, being an agent of chaos in the most mundane and insignificant way :)

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