Huge Family Event

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Well, as of yesterday, my Grandparents had been married for 60 years! Tomorrow I am going to a family event for it, where there will be approximately 50 family members attending. This is a nightmare for me, regardless of the fact that I get to see people that I haven't in many years. Of course, the socializing part is the main concern as always.

I cannot talk to someone for so long. It is an absolute must for me to be alone at some time in the day, which is not going to happen tomorrow, since people will probably keep saying to me "Wow, you've grown! You're so tall! Get your hair cut! You've got a beard!" (well, almost). My mum, the only person I turn to, won't care because she'll be off somewhere socializing. It's just the worst when your family go into that mode and then you're all alone with your problems.

I know some would say it would be good to go, this could be the last 'big' thing my Grandparents do, but still...

Aye aye aye....

When you become overwhelmed make an excuse like you need to go to the bathroom and either go to the bathroom or go take a walk for 5-15 minutes.

Like she said. Exactly. I have a schedule for that, 15 minutes out of every hour. There are escape lines - the bathroom one is good, also there's
"Oh, would you excuse me, I must speak to ... (somebody who is not immediately visible)"
"I have to go check on ... (for me it was my pet birds)."

Good luck!

If you don't mind being socially inappropriate on purpose, you could always go into more detail about why you need to go to the bathroom or do what I do and start talking about sniffing feet/shoes to make thing awkward... you don't want to know how happy I was when it finally clicked that _______ makes people feel awkward and stop talking to me .

Well, I'm back, after a horrible car journey that had traffic going on for so, so, so many miles... I did not enjoy the event at all, maybe the food in the hotel we were at (where this whole thing took place). The first bad part was when I saw my half-brother for the first time in over three years, and all he said was "get your haircut!" Nothing else. No bloody way am I, I'm keeping my Beatles mop top.

I don't like him. Also, I was so bored standing around on my own while everyone was off chatting. I had the usual horrible displeasure of having to hug relatives I didn't know, but just to be polite of course. In the big dining room where we ate our food (the ridiculous 3-course ordeal, with posh, unnecessary food; Screw that, just give me a burger and chips (fries) and I'll all set!) I chose to sit next to my parents dilaberately so that they could save me in really awkward conversations with the old people asking me questions.

Also, I didn't want to sit with the younger family members (including my half-brother, whom my brothers think is God but it makes me so angry that all he can say is "cut your hair" ) ; I can't let them know about this depressed anti-social suicide monster I have secretly become. After the meal was over everyone else was off chatting about their lives, so I just sat on my own playing Pokemon Black.

I'm so glad I managed to get through it and almost avoid talking to people, however extremely bored out of my mind I was. I am not going to another family event. Hopefully one day I can achieve my (ridiculous) dream of making cartoons in an apartment in New York City and have an excuse not to go to these things

Sigh... an entire weekend spent, now for more tiresome social situations at college tomorrow