Just Because I’m Not Cheering at My Son’s Game Doesn’t Mean I Don’t Care
Introverts are thinking, reflecting people, and I can’t do that if I’m busy yelling or jumping up and down in the stands.
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Introverts are thinking, reflecting people, and I can’t do that if I’m busy yelling or jumping up and down in the stands.
Every time you compare your introverted child to someone more talkative, this is what they hear: “You are not enough as you are.”
Although extroverts can be exhausting for introverts, when the right extroverts find the right introverts, it’s magic.
The very things that exhaust me as an introvert are the very things that energize my husband as an extrovert.
Often, when teachers call students “quiet,” what they really mean is, “there’s a problem.”
You’re not alone in feeling depleted as an introverted parent — but taking care of yourself is taking care of your kids, and everyone will be better off for it.
Having almost everyone I know in one tight space — and looking at me — is not my idea of fun as an introvert.
Most classrooms are geared toward those who learn well in groups – which means introverts lose out.
My introverted mom was my alibi to stop my friends from pushing me to go out. The truth was, as a secret introvert, I wanted to stay home anyway.
By making a key changes, my children stopped being the little people who held my peace hostage.