tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877454090421566197.post5444940197130794602..comments2023-05-17T01:18:54.538-07:00Comments on Our Own: Quiet Girl with FlowerLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15553145979283388517noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877454090421566197.post-34874814382098192712012-04-22T15:20:56.209-07:002012-04-22T15:20:56.209-07:00I dated an introvert who masked as an extrovert fo...I dated an introvert who masked as an extrovert for 11 years. Then I married him. Flash forward 12 more years and I finally read some parenting book that explained introverts versus extroverts in a way that I finally got it. Twenty something years later and I kind of get it.Semi-feral Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10458548683236858276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877454090421566197.post-37587274015556885372012-04-22T08:24:28.936-07:002012-04-22T08:24:28.936-07:00Just a thought, but why do you have to be "so...Just a thought, but why do you have to be "so sorry" for pointing out that she's quiet? I don't see anything that makes extroverts any better than introverts. It's kind of like one time someone said, "Oh I didn't know you'd be so short" to me and Charles Spell got mad/defensive on my behalf. It was just a description of me--I *am* short. And it's only if you think something's wrong with being short--and there's nothing wrong with it--that it becomes a nasty thing to say. I've always liked being an introvert pretty much and I hope Nora has at least some introverted tendencies.<br /><br />Also, I've always considered you social.Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877454090421566197.post-34631382489612615252012-04-19T20:02:58.725-07:002012-04-19T20:02:58.725-07:00Never did I understand introverts until I married ...Never did I understand introverts until I married one. Best thing I ever did.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324207209798382936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877454090421566197.post-15186979040789480552012-04-19T18:44:40.175-07:002012-04-19T18:44:40.175-07:00I was the extreme introvert as a child and in many...I was the extreme introvert as a child and in many ways I still am. Quinn is an odd mix. When comfortable he's as boisterous as any young boy, but until very recently he would not play in groups of children and I was the mom who would try to coax him to play with other children rather than sit and talk to the adults. <br /><br />God bless the introverts, who see so much that others pass by. Where would we be without them?knhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612658633007520397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877454090421566197.post-67493830335706272442012-04-19T12:15:58.611-07:002012-04-19T12:15:58.611-07:00Being an introvert in this crazy world is hard. n...Being an introvert in this crazy world is hard. neither of my kids are introverted at all and it makes for an interesting life at our house. Don't be so hard on yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2877454090421566197.post-88513840767493333482012-04-19T06:47:34.101-07:002012-04-19T06:47:34.101-07:00Forgive yourself on this one. My son is Autistic ...Forgive yourself on this one. My son is Autistic and severely developmetally delayed. He cannot speak, play, etc. If you were just walking past him you might not "know" unless he was making one of his noises of flapping his hands. There have been times when comments from others lead to awkward moments. But it is no one's "fault" I hesitate to speak for this mother but I daresay she isn't angry. This kind of thing just happens. WHen you have a child who falls outside of the typical range , those differences will need to be explained from time to time. It is unrealistic to expect otherwise. You identified with this girl and said something that reflected that.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02859791572622007142noreply@blogger.com