DeeDeeDaylee
New member
Alright, at the risk of sounding like a jerk - I have to address this.
(I would like to ask that this stay a kind and friendly discussion without the use of insults or condescending words toward others, of course! Even people that will never see this....)
I have always had trouble with feeling as though I had to "dumb myself down" around certain people or in certain types of conversations. It's not that I feel I'm better, or superior in any way. I truly believe everyone has their own unique strong points and gifts. However, it's difficult to balance not sounding like a know-it-all or coming off like a jerk with not dumbing yourself down, is it not? How do you do it?
Again, this isn't to say that other people are dumb, or stupid or that I'm better than anyone else. It's just that sometimes I end up feeling like the stupid one in the conversation because else no one gets the joke or understands a reference. Can anyone relate? Or am I just a self-centered, egotistical jerk? LOL!
(I would like to ask that this stay a kind and friendly discussion without the use of insults or condescending words toward others, of course! Even people that will never see this....)
I have always had trouble with feeling as though I had to "dumb myself down" around certain people or in certain types of conversations. It's not that I feel I'm better, or superior in any way. I truly believe everyone has their own unique strong points and gifts. However, it's difficult to balance not sounding like a know-it-all or coming off like a jerk with not dumbing yourself down, is it not? How do you do it?
Again, this isn't to say that other people are dumb, or stupid or that I'm better than anyone else. It's just that sometimes I end up feeling like the stupid one in the conversation because else no one gets the joke or understands a reference. Can anyone relate? Or am I just a self-centered, egotistical jerk? LOL!