Social Skills Tip of the Day!

When meeting new people, look them in the closest proximation of the eye as your anxiety will allow. 

Smile as best you can approximate, without grimacing like you have to poop. 

Say their name at least three times in the conversation, so that you remember their name.  

But if you forget, there is no need to move to a new state in the dead of night.  You can say, "I am sorry, but I forgot your name.  Can you please tell it to me again?"  Most people will forgive you for not remembering their name, unless you've been married for the past thirty years.  

Social Skills Tip of the Day!

If you are talking on the phone, and someone approaches and stands in front of you like they are waiting for something, that means they are waiting for YOU to hang up the phone so they can talk to you.

So hang up the dang phone! 

Social Skills Tip of the Day!

If a small child approaches you , smiles sweetly, and then calls you a 'poopyhead', do not get upset.  Follow the "When in Rome" rule.  "Poopyhead" might be a term of endearment. 

Social Skills Tip of the Day!

If someone tells you that they do not want to talk about something, then change the subject or they will probably punch you right in the face.

Social Skills Tip of The Day!

When someone says something that you KNOW to be incorrect or inaccurate, it is impolite to interrupt them and tell them. Wait until they have finished speaking before calling them an idiot and pointing out their mistake.

Social Skills Tip of the Day

When a police officer asks you to do something, just do it.  He has a gun and other various devices that can hurt you, or worse, make you pee your pants in public.

Social Skills Tip of The Day

Fair does NOT mean that everyone gets the same thing.  Fair is when everyone gets what they need,  Not everyone needs the 57in television with the kung-fu grip.  Except my husband.

Social Skills Tip of the Day

When you are somewhere such as a long meeting, it is not a good idea to roll your eyes and say, "Great God Almighty! Is this EVER going to END?"  No matter how long you've been sitting there.  It is also not a good idea to fake a seizure to get out of that same meeting, either.

Social Skills Tip of the Day

When you are talking to someone and suddenly notice that they have a large hairy mole on their neck or some other oddity in the facial area, do NOT stare at it, or comment on it, or crack jokes about it, no matter how badly you want to do this. The other person will not be happy about your attention to their flaws, even if you are a plastic surgeon

If you are over the age of three....

If you are over three years of age and in the stall of a public bathroom, it is not considered polite to begin singing loudly to cover up the sounds of "going". Not even if you're singing Frank Sinatra.

In Conversations...

Do not interrupt the person who is talking to tell them they have something in their teeth.  This is considered rude. Wait until they finish their sentence first, then talk. 

Before You Leave the Bathroom...

Check your shoes for the random piece of toilet paper, and make sure that your skirt is pulled down instead of stuck in your underpants.