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I Lied...Oh, How Smooth Am I?

Her: So, how many years has it been? (Reference: Married Life)

Me: Almost six years!

Her: Wow! You don't look like that at all. So, you must have a baby?

Me: Nah! But we are thinking of planning for one now.

Her: ....Smiling....

Me: ....Smiling....



^WiseGuy^

Situation: Casual chat with a new joinee...we had travelled together overnight to attend a meeting at some place.
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  1. Kristin5 October 2009 at 17:14

    Sometimes it is easier than explaining your whole history. {{{Hugs}}}

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  2. Pundelina5 October 2009 at 18:26

    Tres smooth. And like Kristin said, far easier - especially with a colleague you don't know well.

    :o)

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  3. Elana5 October 2009 at 20:32

    About comment moderation: Some Chinese person posted random Chinese characters on several posts...blech.

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  4. Mrs. Gamgee5 October 2009 at 20:40

    Sometimes it really is just easier to let them think that we have never thought about it or are just at the beginning.

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  5. HC5 October 2009 at 21:20

    I would enjoy the fact that well "you don't look like that at all" :-)

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  6. K5 October 2009 at 22:34

    Ah, simplicity! Excellent execution.

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  7. dreamsofquiet5 October 2009 at 22:48

    I think you handled this wonderfully.
    Beautiful!

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  8. dreamsofquiet5 October 2009 at 22:48

    And your blog doesn't hate me anymore! :)

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  9. Io5 October 2009 at 23:01

    Nice job!
    I didn't realize that after five years, one simply MUST have a baby!

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  10. Barbara6 October 2009 at 00:06

    Very cool.

    *Smiling*

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  11. Mo and Will6 October 2009 at 00:28

    I want to kill her on your behalf, but yes, you were very very smooth.

    mo

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  12. The Steadfast Warrior6 October 2009 at 00:29

    I agree that it's sometimes easier and more appropriate to just give any answer but the one that's true. I always had to decide whether or not it was worth getting into.

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  13. Mrs.Joyner6 October 2009 at 05:36

    Hey..SO I totally lurve you and the fact that you always leave me uplifting messages..so you have a surprise waiting at my blog =)

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  14. Kristin (kekis)6 October 2009 at 08:02

    Always amazing how someone thinks they are simply asking a casual, non-invasive question, and it cuts through us like a knife.

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  15. AnotherDreamer6 October 2009 at 08:07

    Very smooth ;) Such a casual question, but such a wallop. Why is it supposed to be a "casual" question anyway, you know?

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  16. Sunny6 October 2009 at 09:19

    Well done!!

    For me, the acting didn't end after we had our son. Even today when talking about our current pregnancy, I can chat with strangers/acquaintences and laugh like 1) everyone, including myself, can get pregnant whenever they want to and 2) when you are pregnant, you will definitely have a live, healthy baby on or around the due date.

    Here's to faking it!

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  17. IF Optimist, then...6 October 2009 at 13:21

    Score 1 point Wiseguy. I'm totally stealing your idea, but will always credit you in my heart.

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  18. Beautiful Mess6 October 2009 at 20:30

    Nice work! You always handle situations with grace. I love that about you!
    *HUGS*

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  19. egghunt7 October 2009 at 05:00

    Yep, that was a pro response! Better to lie and keep it simple then actually tell the truth. Once you start with the truth there are SO MANY questions that follow so you never know when to stop and lets face it, most people don't want the truth anyway as it just makes them feel uncomfortatble. (I just stumbled upon your blog today, hope you don't mind me peeking in). Good luck :)

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  20. Elana7 October 2009 at 09:44

    I tagged you for a blog award!

    http://elanasmusings.blogspot.com/2009/10/kreativ-blogger-award.html

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  21. Cara7 October 2009 at 16:17

    Heh- lied, really? She assumed. She made a judgement about how our society ususally plays out...

    You ommited. You didn't elaborate.

    Totally acceptable.

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  22. MrsSpock8 October 2009 at 04:46

    Fake it if you can't make it!

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  23. Photogrl8 October 2009 at 23:25

    Very nice!

    BUT I agree with Cara, you didn't lie, you just didn't tell the whole truth.

    ((HUGS))

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  24. one-hit_wonder11 October 2009 at 06:04

    Echoing what a previous poster said: "Always amazing how someone thinks they are simply asking a casual, non-invasive question, and it cuts through us like a knife." And then they think they know everything about us...

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  25. Jamie13 October 2009 at 21:07

    Such an innocent question. But always a loaded one.

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  26. S15 October 2009 at 10:26

    FUCKS sake....

    it is the smiling (hold smile, keep stare) that I know so well. smiling. it really becomes a grimace.

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