I've been obsessed with Modest Mouse since I was in early high school and I'm 32 now. Anyone else get a random part of a song of theirs stuck in your head at the most random times and then you HAVE to figure out which one it is?
Tonight for me, it was Trailer Trash. I can't wait to learn how to play it on guitar!
And it's been a long time
Which agrees with this watch of mine
And I know that I miss you
And I'm sorry if I dissed you
Today I took my 5 year old to the park and something happened that I keep thinking about.
We were at a big nature center (trails, indoor area, playground). There was a guy there with his two kids. He was really friendly right away. He showed us where the fish and turtles were, and we ended up crossing paths a few times naturally. I got the feeling that we both were feeling each other. But how does one actually initiate a move around kids and someone you don't know?
At the playground we talked again. I made a small joke about him going down the slide, he came and sat near me on the swings, and we chatted a bit about the park and stuff. But I think I am just an awkward conversationalist. 😭.I asked if he lived nearby and he said his ex-wife had just moved to the area but he lived about 30 minutes away. Then the conversation awkwardly fizzled out. Btw, I am not one who will make a first move. I like to let a man show his interest clearly instead of steering him in a direction. Unfortunately it's hard for me not to be so reserved like this.
I hoped one of us would introduce ourselves or say something about seeing each other again, but neither of us did. No names, no numbers, nothing. In the moment, I was kinda just doing my thing. I would glance over to see where he was and I could tell he was doing the same.
He was getting ready to leave with his kids, told me his daughter got a couple ticks from the trail...and I think I said something stupid like it was nice meeting you. Ughh! Now I’m just feeling a weirdly sad about it and wondering if this is just one of those normal “almost connections” that happens sometimes.
For those of you reading:
What would you have done here?
Do people actually run into each other again in situations like this or is that unrealistic?
this post is probably silly for someone in their 30s, but it honestly makes me so bummed when this happens. I felt like I was pretty open and I wasn't trying to overstep.