You ever notice that, when you embarrass yourself, the people around you also feel embarrassed? Maybe it's in sympathy, maybe because they feel like facepalming; but it seems like embarrassment spreads like some kind of humiliating virus.
Which means that, if you're socially maladroit, your embarrassing yourself means that you embarrass those around you too.
Sucks, doesn't it?
I hate that. I hate, hate, hate it. I've gotten used to doing stupid things and having people look at me like I left my brain at home that morning; but I don't think I'll ever get used to the knowledge that I may be making them feel bad for me, or bad just watching me.
This is probably how parents embarrass their kids. Parents do things that are socially unacceptable in the kid's peer group, and the kid feels embarrassment because of their parents' proximity...
I just hope people don't avoid me because I embarrass myself and make them feel bad to see it. I wish that didn't happen. I wish that when I humiliated myself, the only person to get the fallout would be me. But I guess it doesn't happen that way.
Which means that, if you're socially maladroit, your embarrassing yourself means that you embarrass those around you too.
Sucks, doesn't it?
I hate that. I hate, hate, hate it. I've gotten used to doing stupid things and having people look at me like I left my brain at home that morning; but I don't think I'll ever get used to the knowledge that I may be making them feel bad for me, or bad just watching me.
This is probably how parents embarrass their kids. Parents do things that are socially unacceptable in the kid's peer group, and the kid feels embarrassment because of their parents' proximity...
I just hope people don't avoid me because I embarrass myself and make them feel bad to see it. I wish that didn't happen. I wish that when I humiliated myself, the only person to get the fallout would be me. But I guess it doesn't happen that way.
Yeah... totally sucks.