Tonight we attended the annual cookout for the small church I grew up in. Since we’ve lived in Wisconsin for 3 years, there are many people I saw that I hadn’t seen for a while. They all watched me grow up, so of course had lots of questions about how things were going.
Here’s one quote:
“Well it’s good to see you haven’t gotten fat over the years, you’re still just as thin as you’ve always been.”
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jessica said,
September 29, 2008 @ 9:02 am
One person said it, but I bet others thought it. I don’t know how many times I’ve run into people from high school and barely recognized them because they’ve packed on 20, 30, 40 pounds since then.
eric said,
September 29, 2008 @ 12:46 pm
awww, that’s nice.
…i think.
well, his or her heart was in the right place.
…i think.
ok, that’s just an awkward comment to make after not seeing someone for a few years no matter how ya slice it!
sarah c. said,
September 29, 2008 @ 1:10 pm
ugh, that is so annoying! i’m sorry!
what in the world, “GOOD TO SEE YOU HAVEN’T GOTTEN FAT.”
what kind of a comment is that?!!!!!? i guess people just don’t know what to say and make dumb small talk.
i would have felt so weird…how did you respond??
joshua said,
September 29, 2008 @ 10:26 pm
What Sarah said:
“i guess people just don’t know what to say and make dumb small talk.”
If someone isn’t really SAYING anything while talking and not being humorous a person in listening distance should be able to punch them in the face really hard.
Seriously, why can’t humans be in close proximity to each other in silence?
-joshua
Megan said,
October 1, 2008 @ 11:24 am
Well…in response to all your comments…
It actually wasn’t ’small talk’ – I had already talked to this person (the small talk was, when we moved back, where our new house is, when I graduated, what jobs I’m looking for, etc.).
This was as they were leaving – instead of, “good to see you!” or “glad to see you’re back int the area, good luck with the job hunt” – that’s what they said as a final fairwell. Odd. It’s like they had been thinking it all night and waited til the end to mention it as they were on there way out.
My response? I looked at David who was giving me this “awkward!! did they just say that??
” look and we both nervously laughed – and I said something like (this is classic) “Well, good, guess I didn’t eat too much cheese in Wisconsin!” – yeh, not one of my finer moments, lol. But i was so caught off guard. I should’ve said something like “Good, because you know I struggled with an eating disorder for most of my adolescence so that must’ve helped me stay thin – all that dieting and restricting. I’m glad to see it worked.”