mandy27
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I moved from Ohio to Tennessee 2 months ago because my husband had an awesome oppurtunity with his job. Everything here is so different. My social phobia has gotten much worse since we moved. I feel like I stick out like a sore thumb. Everyone here has an accent so as soon as I open my mouth they know I'm not from around here. Sometimes their accent is so strong I can't understand them. Some people here don't like northerners. They call us damn yankees. You're a yankee if you go home, damn yankee if you stay... I wasn't expecting this at all. In Ohio I have never heard anyone say anything bad about "southerners". This is not helping my sp at all. Everyone here likes to chit chat. I'm horrible at small talk. Many times when I'm checking out at the store and the cashier talks to me, my face will turn red. That happened occasionaly in Ohio too but it happens almost everytime here.
When we had to pick out where to live in Tennessee my first concern was to find my kids a good school and a safe neighborhood. I found what I thought was the perfect place. What I didn't know was how rich all the people are at this school and extremely social. My husband and I have more money now but that doesn't magically make me fit in with these people. I don't fit in at all. I keep getting calls from moms wanting my kids to come over to their house or for birthday parties. I have a major phone phobia. I let it go to voicemail and then agonize about calling them back. There are no buses at this school so I have to take my kids to school everyday and pick them up. Everyday there is a bunch of moms walking around being super social. They all look like perfect super models with awesome social skills. I will never fit in with them. I'm ready to pack my bags and move to a poorer neighborhood that maybe isn't as social. Maybe I can find someplace I would feel more comfortable. But on the other hand my kids love their school and I don't want to make them change schools again. How do I survive this?
When we had to pick out where to live in Tennessee my first concern was to find my kids a good school and a safe neighborhood. I found what I thought was the perfect place. What I didn't know was how rich all the people are at this school and extremely social. My husband and I have more money now but that doesn't magically make me fit in with these people. I don't fit in at all. I keep getting calls from moms wanting my kids to come over to their house or for birthday parties. I have a major phone phobia. I let it go to voicemail and then agonize about calling them back. There are no buses at this school so I have to take my kids to school everyday and pick them up. Everyday there is a bunch of moms walking around being super social. They all look like perfect super models with awesome social skills. I will never fit in with them. I'm ready to pack my bags and move to a poorer neighborhood that maybe isn't as social. Maybe I can find someplace I would feel more comfortable. But on the other hand my kids love their school and I don't want to make them change schools again. How do I survive this?