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I already know before I begin writing that some people are going to just shrug and laugh at this, so let me assure you that this is no laughing matter for me.
I used to be a very outgoing person before the pandemic. I would dance in front of dozens at parties, sing karaoke in front of them, and talk and play with people I barely knew. That was, before the COVID. Now I’m a different person. I’ve discovered the magic of personal space, magic of limited social interaction, and I’ve been keeping a very limited number of people in my contact lists. I’ve been happy as a clam!
Until up about 4 months ago. I go for walks with my family almost every day. We smile and wave at the neighbours, and I’ve never felt the pressure to engage in meaningless drivel with those people. I pet the friendly neighbourhood cats that come out to greet me (I wave at a cat named Hitler). But now, lately, I’ve not wanted to go for walks because of Flora.
Flora is a 5yo girl, and she goes for walks with her family every day too. For some reason, she is obsessed with me, and I hate it. When I’m very peaceful, petting my cat friends, out of nowhere, she screams:
“HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!” Very loud. It scares me. She comes bounding over and squeaks meaningless meaninglessness. Her mom tells my mom that Flora has been asking where I was the whole day. Her mom tells her to go say hi to me. HHHIIIIIIIIiIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!! Then she starts talking to me about stuff I rarely give a damn about (e.g. tooth fairy visited). I would be obliged to smile, if she weren’t in my face. The. Whole. Damn. Time.
Gets so close to me, breaking social distancing. She has never heard of that. I try to take a step back, and she takes a step forward. I walk away and she follows. Sometimes she’ll talk about whatever is on my shirt, and touch my shirt like there is NO PANDEMIC. She thinks we’re BFFs. If only she knew the truth...
Nobody does a thing about it, because they can’t control her. People try to explain it, say that since I’m older, she looks up to me. She wants to be a big kid just like me someday. What do I do? How do I avoid these Flora situations, since they’re uncomfortable as hell? I can’t walk at a different time due to a packed schedule.
I’ve been thinking about buying a Silence of the Lambs t-shirt so that she asks me questions about that. Then she wants to watch that movie. Then I’ll never have to speak to her again.
What do I do?
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That sounds uncomfortable. Little kids are like that, some get too clingy and they don't know what they're doing is wrong or right. It's their parent's duty to look after their kids and see if they are being good around others and not doing something like this. But if parents don't give a damn about manners then there's no way the kid would ever know what's wrong. For them, it's all good and happy and a fairytale around. If you want her to stop, little by little tell kid about manners and stuff. If they still don't get it then pretend you're on a phone call and tell them you're talking to someone on phone. Other then that, please be polite the whole time, because if you lose your cool for once, they kid might feel hurt and make a issue out of that for you. If nothing works then tell their mom to take them inside because kids should stay indoors and it's not safe outside due to pandemic for kids.
I hope this helps and this is all I could think about. Have a nice day!!
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