Things that make you feel awkward..

[IrishLake]

Originally Posted by denise2011

I only feel awkward about certain situations up until I have to deal with it. If there is a rule in place then I don't feel so awkward about it anymore. I put on my big girl face and deal with it.

For instance the other day a classmate and I needed a study room and there was only one girl in the study room. The rule is one person cannot occupy a study room if there is a group who needs it. I put on my big girl face and asked if she had anyone else coming. I checked back an hour later and realized she lied about it so me being the person I am got a student worker to handle the situation.

As far as not remembering names. I boldly apologize to the person and ask their name again. And that is ONLY if they decide to talk to me. If someone is just waving then I'll usually wave back and make haste while trying like hell to remember.

What I do feel awkward about are drunk people. I experienced my first drunk person a couple of months ago. She was really upset and kept dialing a guy she liked. I felt really awkward about it at first but then I became pissed at her behavior and that's when I got ethnic with her.

Ummmm...... what @ the bolded?

[littleowl33]

1. Listening to people argue with my co-worker. She works right next to me and deals with people in high-stress situations literally all day. She is the event scheduler for our building and people are constantly miffed because the space they want isn't available, or they got accidentally double-booked, or they want amenities the building doesn't have. It's so painfully awkward to listen to and sometimes I have to go take a walk around the office if someone is being really nasty. I could never do her job, but she loves it and is really good at dealing with difficult people.

2. When someone posts something awkward or offensive on your wall on facebook. The other day a guy I haven't seen since high school made a weird, racist comment on my wall. He was trying to be funny but it was totally inappropriate and it wasn't anything I wanted associated with me. I deleted it and I was praying he wouldn't post something else about the deletion. My Mom, who wouldn't post anything offensive but frequently posts embarrassing TMI-type stuff, will get annoyed if I delete anything she writes and will invariably comment on its absence.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by littleowl33

2. When someone posts something awkward or offensive on your wall on facebook. The other day a guy I haven't seen since high school made a weird, racist comment on my wall. He was trying to be funny but it was totally inappropriate and it wasn't anything I wanted associated with me. I deleted it and I was praying he wouldn't post something else about the deletion. My Mom, who wouldn't post anything offensive but frequently posts embarrassing TMI-type stuff, will get annoyed if I delete anything she writes and will invariably comment on its absence.

Call 'em out on it! I have a range of FB friends and it's pretty common for someone to say something offensive/insensitive. I try to use these opportunities to open dialogue. You might be surprised at how confronting these situations on FB can make you more bold in confronting similar situations in public.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Call 'em out on it! I have a range of FB friends and it's pretty common for someone to say something offensive/insensitive. I try to use these opportunities to open dialogue. You might be surprised at how confronting these situations on FB can make you more bold in confronting similar situations in public.

Like.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Call 'em out on it! I have a range of FB friends and it's pretty common for someone to say something offensive/insensitive. I try to use these opportunities to open dialogue. You might be surprised at how confronting these situations on FB can make you more bold in confronting similar situations in public.

An erstwhile GC member (who is pretty liberal) and one of my older sorority sisters who is a tad to the right of John Birch got into it one day. Don't know who all remembers that but it was rather amusing. This older sister is the only one who has ever said anything that I've had to delete on my wall, and I've done it several times. She's very...I suppose "strident" is the word. I'm sure she would pitch a bitch if I deleted her though (I have no problem imagining that she keeps a spreadsheet full of her FB friends) so I just hide her in my feed.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by littleowl33

My Mom, who wouldn't post anything offensive but frequently posts embarrassing TMI-type stuff, will get annoyed if I delete anything she writes and will invariably comment on its absence.

This is why from the day my mom joined Facebook, her permissions on my account are nil.

[honeychile]

Mother's Day makes me feel awkward, too - it's the one Sunday that I will not go to church.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Mother's Day makes me feel awkward, too - it's the one Sunday that I will not go to church.

I went to church last night forgetting about Mother's Day being today. So I'm feeling awkward when all of the moms stand up, but then I almost lost it when the pastor was praying for the moms and said a prayer for those women who have been trying to become a mom but cant for whatever reason and are struggling with sadness & frustration.

I stay off facebook on Mother's Day.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

I went to church last night forgetting about Mother's Day being today. So I'm feeling awkward when all of the moms stand up, but then I almost lost it when the pastor was praying for the moms and said a prayer for those women who have been trying to become a mom but cant for whatever reason and are struggling with sadness & frustration.

I stay off facebook on Mother's Day.

Exactly why I don't like Mother's Day!

[denise2011]

Originally Posted by IrishLake

Ummmm...... what @ the bolded?

Maybe I used the wrong terminology. I'm meaning to say that I "went off on her" cursing and all...