Awkward moments...

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So, we're currently doing a Wingman day thing here on my base. I got out of most the big things, but now we're in the small flight things and I'm in the office. And my workshop is currently playing some wierd charades type game called Guesstures.

And they randomly ask me to perform one for them. First, I rarely use gestures nor I do I understand the majority of them, cept for the exceptionaly common ones. I stared at them for about 45 seconds with a blank look wondering where in the world they got the idea that I'd want to do that, could do that, or if they were just oblivious to the fact that I had said probably several dozen times that I didn't want to do any of these goddamn team building crap. After that 45 seconds they kinda just "Oh well" and then grabbed the thing and went back to their game. Leaving me still wondering where the hell the idea even came from...


So, who else has had people try to include you into something that you couldn't really do or understand and just stared at them blankly? 22 y/o and it's actually the first time for me I think. Not that I haven't had awkward moments, just that that's the first I've had "in good fun" as they put it.

I'm familiar with the feeling, but I can't think of a specific event. I know something like that's happened to me, too.
I'm sure they were just trying to be nice. They probably thought if you just tried one, you might think it's fun...But you didn't.

I've definitely been in said position before; granted, at the time I just figured maybe they knew something I didn't. God I say that all the time...I'm like a broken record now with that...

Wasn't so much not fun or fun. Just utterly confusing really. I had been on my computer, ostensibly working (Ok I was on these forums and working at the same time) and it came outta nowhere. Was only a couple of thoughts going through my head, mostly it was just... "What?"

Very unused to confusion like that. Then again, I also normally pay more attention to my surroundings.

I remember an incident where my son was standing looking at some other boys as they ran around with sticks hitting each other. One then hit him. My son stood there and said "Please dont hit me with a stick." Playing was really a ridiculous concept to him.

A male friend of mine saw and went up and said. "They are playing a game. You just get a stick and hit them back when they hit you, but not too hard. Its pretending."

My son said "But why?"

My friend said "It doesnt matter why. Just do it. It doesnt make any sense. But they wont pick on you so much cos you are joining in."

Not advice Id recommend to all, but certainly worked for my son. Once he was told that YES play was stupid, but it served a purpose, tactically speaking, socially, he was off and running.

Having said that, I doubt he would be lining up for charades at a team building session! Hed rather play poker!