Names and situations have been changed to protect the innocent
Work can sometimes get a little boring. Office Talk is great to spice things up, and keep it entertaining. There's the usual talk about family, the weekend, hobbies, recent news. Of course there is always politics and religion too if you are really bored and want to venture into possible hostile territory. Most people live by the rule of KISS; Keep it Simple Stupid. Simplicity usually equates to family. Everyone usually enjoys themselves with talks about their latest family outting, funny kids story, or their recent quabble with their husband.
There is always that one co-worker that has to out-do your story. If your child can run 2 miles...hers can run 4. If your son got a tuition scholarship, his got tuition plus room and board. Everyone has their office offender, the over zealous mom. Her story usually starts out "My son is like the smartest kid. Yesterday he..." My mind usually tunes out at the dot dot dot. . The key is to make sure that you wait for a pause, and then state "Wow! Your son really is smart." Your response doesnt have to be fancy, keep it simple. Tell her what she wants to hear.
This was usually my routine in these types of conversations, until one day I woke up to hear my two month old baby singing with my husband. "Wow. He is amazing. He clearly must be the smartest baby on the planet." I suddenly became an overwhelming proud parent. I noticed all of his new developments. He could now sing, dance in the mirror, laugh, giggle, and even manipulate us with his various cries. He was/is a genius.
A sleepy slow day came while volunteering on the weekend, and the topic quickly switched to the usual talk. Thats when the overzealous mom began. "My son Chris is so smart. He is practially teaching the other students. The chairman of his department asked if he could be a TA next semester. He is being scouted by most of the fortune 500 companies. They are pratically throwing moeny at him." Im not sure why, or how, but I quickly interjected. "Yes Alex is really smart too. Im constantly amazed at him. He is like a small boy wonder. Did I mention that he can talk?Did I mention that he can sing? He can also play the piano too. He can read and write. .
I looked up to see my everyone in a daze. I quickly wrapped up my story just in time to hear them say "Wow. Alex is amazingly smart."That's when I realized what I had done. I was now the over zealous mom.
Work can sometimes get a little boring. Office Talk is great to spice things up, and keep it entertaining. There's the usual talk about family, the weekend, hobbies, recent news. Of course there is always politics and religion too if you are really bored and want to venture into possible hostile territory. Most people live by the rule of KISS; Keep it Simple Stupid. Simplicity usually equates to family. Everyone usually enjoys themselves with talks about their latest family outting, funny kids story, or their recent quabble with their husband.
There is always that one co-worker that has to out-do your story. If your child can run 2 miles...hers can run 4. If your son got a tuition scholarship, his got tuition plus room and board. Everyone has their office offender, the over zealous mom. Her story usually starts out "My son is like the smartest kid. Yesterday he..." My mind usually tunes out at the dot dot dot. . The key is to make sure that you wait for a pause, and then state "Wow! Your son really is smart." Your response doesnt have to be fancy, keep it simple. Tell her what she wants to hear.
This was usually my routine in these types of conversations, until one day I woke up to hear my two month old baby singing with my husband. "Wow. He is amazing. He clearly must be the smartest baby on the planet." I suddenly became an overwhelming proud parent. I noticed all of his new developments. He could now sing, dance in the mirror, laugh, giggle, and even manipulate us with his various cries. He was/is a genius.
A sleepy slow day came while volunteering on the weekend, and the topic quickly switched to the usual talk. Thats when the overzealous mom began. "My son Chris is so smart. He is practially teaching the other students. The chairman of his department asked if he could be a TA next semester. He is being scouted by most of the fortune 500 companies. They are pratically throwing moeny at him." Im not sure why, or how, but I quickly interjected. "Yes Alex is really smart too. Im constantly amazed at him. He is like a small boy wonder. Did I mention that he can talk?
I looked up to see my everyone in a daze. I quickly wrapped up my story just in time to hear them say "Wow. Alex is amazingly smart."That's when I realized what I had done. I was now the over zealous mom.
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