Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Huggable?

I don't think of myself as huggable. I don't try to project myself as super friendly. I don't try to put out there that, "YES! I want you to talk to me and I REALLY want to be friends!" I am my mother's daughter. She always wore black and not really a big smiler. She could silence other people's screaming children with a single look. THAT'S the power I want to have! But no matter how hard she tried to repel people they always seemed to want to be around her. This was something we never really could understand. I find myself  having the same problem. People freak me out to be honest. Especially in large groups. Last Thursday I won a coffee break from a radio station and the djs were going to deliver it to the zoo. When they did they shook everyone elses hand but ALL of them hugged me. Twice. When our HR person left the zoo she made a point to track me down for a hug. I was the only person she did that to. I rarely get a handshake. No matter the situation I almost always get a hug from complete strangers. My brother said it's cause I'm short. That's ridiculous. Still, I can't explain it....and I have a feeling that those were not the last hugs i will get from complete strangers. And that keeps me awake at night. NO TOUCHING! Maybe I should have a t-shirt made that says NO TOUCHING! Sadly I don't think that would deter anyone. Maybe I'm just huggable.

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