I Really Struggle To Talk About The Weather

The dilemma of small talk, social anxiety, and parenting

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I stood in someone’s kitchen and talked about the weather for almost an hour yesterday. It was the hardest thing I did all week.

You see, I come from a family of, well, hermits. Socially awkward types? Introverts? Loners? Not sure what to call it. But the three other…