tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351539.post2586344526447948541..comments2023-10-30T07:41:16.311-07:00Comments on mommyblogstoronto: IntroductionsBaby in the Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01167558214100594817noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351539.post-87580944749664597882006-11-30T10:59:00.000-08:002006-11-30T10:59:00.000-08:00I'm exactly the same way (am I starting to sound l...I'm exactly the same way (am I starting to sound like a broken record yet? Is that a way outdated metaphor yet?). I never remember to do introductions, and I never remember people's names when I am introduced to them, even though I can conquer a class of 50 students in three days. I figured out awhile ago that the key is to <i>actually pay attention</i> to the names, which is virtually impossible to do in the midst of a social introduction, when there are so many non-verbal cues to be processing.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15957626443087438904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351539.post-85437729293801617292006-11-29T04:47:00.000-08:002006-11-29T04:47:00.000-08:00I remember teaching three large discussion section...I remember teaching three large discussion sections and needing a good part of the semester to figure out the difference between the five different sandy-brown haired, baseball-hat-wearing, skinny young men in my classes. Usually I'm much better than that.<br /><br />But that trick took some cultivation. I don't have the same motivation in social situations so, especially with people I doubt I'll see very often, I'm hit-or-miss.<br /><br />And Lisa B--I don't think I've mentioned the actual marriage-in-Toronto thing before, though that would be a very good topic for a post here or back on my own blog.Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14704189465052882543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351539.post-78355339798594053062006-11-28T20:53:00.000-08:002006-11-28T20:53:00.000-08:00"It is what it is." Thank you for reminding me of ..."It is what it is." Thank you for reminding me of this phrase. I, too, am a worrier. Nice to finally meet you. :)Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07516203764767040649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351539.post-72198692968887197562006-11-28T07:34:00.000-08:002006-11-28T07:34:00.000-08:00I can never remember my students names. Never. I c...I can never remember my students names. Never. I can maybe remember a half dozen of the ones who stand out, but otherwise, nope.<br /><br />And, once? I forgot my husband's name.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351539.post-68761111354971026612006-11-28T04:27:00.000-08:002006-11-28T04:27:00.000-08:00i'm so good at remembering names...just awful at r...i'm so good at remembering names...just awful at remembering the introduction part. really, i'm so bad.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11127692699186571544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351539.post-28771922683849804192006-11-27T18:46:00.000-08:002006-11-27T18:46:00.000-08:00Oh I hate it when I forget peoples names.
Good Exc...Oh I hate it when I forget peoples names.<br />Good Excuses!<br /><br />Did you mention before that you and your wife got married on a trip to Toronto? I hadn't realised. Very Romantic. I always wish I'd eloped.moplanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998309937928231527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351539.post-16299313716405484872006-11-27T16:33:00.000-08:002006-11-27T16:33:00.000-08:00Introductions can be stressful. I over-introduce o...Introductions can be stressful. I over-introduce or....just hide behind something. I sometimes forget names, but can remember phone numbers from my childhood. And, when i had to start putting real names, blog names and comment signing names together I had to draw up a flow chart I swear!<br />I thought you were very relaxed and lovely when I met you at Metro's.....<br />And Scooter....isn't that the nickname for the little girl in To Kill a Mockinbird?crazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351539.post-88132537561351949372006-11-27T14:59:00.000-08:002006-11-27T14:59:00.000-08:00It is such a great talent to be able to remember n...It is such a great talent to be able to remember names. I wish I could.metro mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00461160881873679783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36351539.post-43502401939994174512006-11-27T09:15:00.000-08:002006-11-27T09:15:00.000-08:00The introduction thing can be tricky especially fo...The introduction thing can be tricky especially for work functions. I can't help but laugh at the people that can't take it upon themselves to remember that they have been introduced to me twenty times or so. I now go out of my way to say hello to them and am still met with a quizzical expression of who are you? <br /><br />The most remarkable person I've ever met that always remembers people is George Stroumboulopoulos. He's just so darn likeable because he always greets everyone like they are his long lost friend.ms bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06997925420763913039noreply@blogger.com