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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]yep.  and I hate it.  Recently, I was invited to a moms night out.  I didn't know many people, but knew the host and wanted to get to know the other moms.  I arrived late and there weren't any seats left at the main table.  The host walks me to a smaller table of moms and introduces me by saying "Hi everyone, this is XX, she is entertaining.  I am always laughing around her"

I felt horrible.  I felt like I was invited to be the entertainment and I needed to put on a show for these moms I didn't know.

Needless to say, I haven't been back to any of these and don't plan on returning.  Let them find their own entertainment (or at least pay me to perform).  [/quote]

not trying to be snarky but this seems like a compliment to me.  she COULD have said nothing positive about you, or just let you sit down by yourself without an introduction.  i'm often offended by things people say or do (or don't say/do), but i can't understand getting upset about someone giving you a compliment and thinking you are entertaining/funny.  can you help me understand why it bothered you so much?[/quote]

Not PP but I am going to say PP probably felt as if she was expected to be "on". Kind of as if she was expected to entertain the table.[/quote]

This is the pp you quoted and yes, you are exactly right.  I felt like I was expected to be "on" and entertain a group of people I just met.  I suppose she could have left me alone and let me fend for myself (let me sit down by myself without an introduction) - but if she did that, I probably would have just turned around and left without joining the group at all.  I think it upset me more because I didn't know anyone and the way in which she introduced me was like a "look everyone, she's entertaining...enjoy!"  It also made me realize that she invites me or gets together with me so I could "entertain" her.  That's another reason why it bothered me so much. [/quote]

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