Hi Mike, How are things? Having fun? Are you still smiling every morning and “giggling” every night ?
Be careful looking around in here today, I think some of the threads might be a tad dangerous....you know what I mean?
Now my question...well it's not really my question, it's my friend from work's question. You know the one that’s also a hobbit , that was going to Las Vegas the end of March with her boy friend and wanted to borrow your cute little fuzzy, red "ladies bath robe"(not lingerie!) but then she broke up with him 4 days before they were supposed to go. Oh! By the way, did you get the robe back from the Bellagio?
Well Brenda and I (yes her name really is Brenda, so if you could please stop calling Doug “Brenda”, I’d appreciate it...Doug doesn’t look anything like Brenda and it’s a little disconcerting) were discussing the wonderful article your Mother wrote about what a sweet, gentle, meek and complicated child you were and she wanted me to ask you…
What made you come out of the closet?
grasshopper P.S...Oh ! And Bubbles, Troy really doesn’t look anything like my friend Cathy either.... ....well except that they’re both blonde…
umm...there is only one thing I thing of when I hear the term "coming out of the closet"...It has nothing to do with getting over being shy...well..maybe it does a little..
umm...there is only one thing I thing of when I hear the term "coming out of the closet"...It has nothing to do with getting over being shy...well..maybe it does a little..
Now to clarify things , I did not mean that “closet”…not that there’s anything wrong with that…
Hi Mike, My friend Brenda (real name) asked me if you had commented on her question and I reminded her that you get tens of questions daily and hardly have time to ……ummm…you know, let alone answer all the questions from your adoring mass of fans . She, of course, immediately began to weep uncontrollably, blubbering that she never asks anything of me and how could I deny her this one favour. Well you can see my dilemma…by the way ..did I tell you she’s also a supervisor? Have you ever seen a hobbit pouting? Oh right!, I’m guessing you have…..many, many times probably. Anyway I responded that I would bump the question back up and tweak it a bit to try and make it more interesting.
I know the appeal of the closet myself. My shyness is an albatross and in the closet no one else can see it hanging there, weighing me down as I try to make my way through life. Closets are dark and warm usually. All the family’s seldom used things eventually wind up there so you never lack for quiet company. In the closet your thoughts are yours alone and you are spared the arduous task of making small talk, safe from the worried eyes of those that care for you. Of course my closet is larger now, more of a walk-in. I’ve finally been able to get the cable guy to install wiring for TV and phone and I’ve dragged my favourite chair in as well so it’s actually quite cosy. The problem is I can’t stay there. Daily I have to crack open the door , check to make sure the coast is clear and venture out into the world. Why I do, entails a list long and varied and abundantly complicated.
So Mike, I’d like to respectfully ask again what made you come out of the closet?
Was it encouragement from those with worried eyes that cared for you or was it something within you? Do you even truly know what finally gave you the strength needed to peek out and join the world and become the person you are now?
I've always been shy and quiet. I know I should be more assertive and force myself to extend my comfort zone in meeting and talking with people. I've never wanted to be the center of attention (sometimes I do secretly) and I rarely boast about the good things in my life or disclose the not so good events. My shyness allows me to listen more closely to others and observe human nature.
In one of Mikes recent posts entitled Mother, Mike provided a link to his moms article where she writes of him being so shy that he would run to the closet to hide when someone came to their door. So, for the purpose of the djmb, "closet" now becomes linked with being shy!
