When Kids Have Better Social Skills Than You

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Anyone else sometimes get bummed out when kids can kick your ass at socializing?

After I overhear phone conversations from my 10 year old nephew I'm always at awe at his verbal athleticism, and he's able to remember specific details from events and recall them at ease, his conversations are just so darned fluid.

I get jealous for about half-a-second, but suddenly feel relief that he's not like me, it's a good thing he doesn't have to relive my life, he's got a good future ahead of him.

I just hope that when puberty comes around he doesn't turn that tongue on me, I'll be toast.

I need a new brain.

How about you guys?

I can relate. I watch these teen customers at work be able to check out their groceries, pay, talk on the phone and mouth things to me then not miss a beat in their conversation. The mere fact they can enter their pin number while talking boggles my brain...

Me: Mouth moves - hands stop. Shut up - hands move. **sigh**

I find it a source of amusement that my primary-school-age students can outdo me (by far) socially.
One of those situations where you can either laugh or cry.

*shrug*
Sometimes, people who are 10 years younger than me also have a more active sex life.
I shouldn't care.

My 9-year-old niece often points out that I'm holding my cutlery wrong or things like that . It's embarassing.

I dont get bummed out, although I find it interesting. Sometimes, I'll see a kid and think, well a few more yrs and they'll surpass me socially.

I do admit that I envy my 8-year-old niece for being more social than me. She gets along well with my younger cousins, and at one point even had a little boyfriend. It makes me a little sad thinking about it, but then I realize that I do have talents of my own, as well.