Are you conscious of the way you behave around new people?
Since moving to Mississippi, I have developed a fascination with the way people react to each other within the first few moments of meeting.
In New England, the typical first interaction between strangers involves contact of some sort and the trading of names. Shaking hands and giving at least a first name is par for the course.
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I don’t think we can classify Twitter interactions, no matter how frequently they take place or the information shared through them, as friendship.
Why? Because friendships require context. Twitter doesn’t allow for context.
Without context we are left with nothing but the dancing shadows of our own unrealistic expectations.
What’s your favorite way to add context?
The title, “What’s a topic you wish your parents (or guardian) had talked to you about as a kid?” is something I’ve been mulling over lately.
I’d like to know your answer.
What’s the point of this?
I’d appreciate it if you’d take the time to think about my question and leave a response, however brief, with your thoughts. As you glance over other responses, don’t be afraid to follow up on any conversation that interests you. I’ve met some incredible people through comments on this blog and there’s a good chance you might as well. (If the commenter’s name isn’t a hyperlink to a site, do a search on Twitter or ask me and I’ll make sure you connect.) Thank you for your time!
I’ll lead off:
I wish my parents had spent more time talking to me about failure. I heard about the wins, the money made, the fantastic trips…but never the gut-wrenching failures. Just knowing how they’d failed in the past and made it through okay (both personally and in their relationship) would have meant a lot as I figured things out in my own life.
You?
What’s a topic you wish your parents had talked to you about as a kid? Answer here:
