(07-13-2022, 08:00 PM)akiddoc Wrote: Many people perceived as "jerks" have personality characteristics that make social interactions difficult in certain situations. Shyness, social anxiety (kind of the same thing), and depression can all create awkwardness or overcompensation. Unless you know someone more than superficially it can be hard to know someone's thoughts.
I have an individual who works for me with that kind of profile. It's not uncommon, and it's difficult to understand on a superficial basis. I get that.
With respect to Mrs. Montana, I know what shyness and social anxiety are. That wasn't it, to put it mildly.
(07-13-2022, 07:35 PM)lex24 Wrote: I understand why very famous people are “aloof” at things like their kids games. It’s the kids time not theirs.
Right. Which is why I wrote "aloof" (fine). Completely fine with it. No one bothered Montana at his kid's game. In fact, I've run across a number of celebrity athletes at various competitive tournaments. My kid and Jesse Sapolu's are the same age, same as mine and John Paye's. Met both of them, it was fine. (I'd tackled Paye in high school, he didn't remember. Was a terrible tackle).
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