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[quote=Anonymous]+1 that you’re overreacting

A lot of people are bad with names (including me).  Putting them on the spot can make it worse. Once, well into the school year, I went up to ask my favorite teacher a question and blanked on her name.

You may have spent those eight weeks absorbed in the game and learning everyone’s name, good for you.  She may have been focused just on her kid, or just trying to follow the game (especially if she’s not very familiar with it). She may have been chatting with the other parents, catching up on work, napping, checking in with other family members, etc., not realizing she’d have to be ready for a pop quiz on the players’ names.

A lot of people laugh as a stress reaction, laughing when nervous, frustrated, etc.  Or, she may have been laughing at herself for how bad her memory is.

You make her sound line a villain cackling triumphantly over her evil plan to not remember your daughter’s name.  I think it much more likely that she was embarrassed/frustrated by not being able to answer.

Moreover, there were apparently 2 girls in question.  They may have been talking about the other girl at that moment and not your daughter at all.  It sounds like he was posing the question generally, and this woman gave the most accurate response she could, even if it wasn’t helpful. Since you were in earshot, and apparently knew everyone’s name, why didn’t you do something positive and supply the name doe both girls. This would have helped the dad who was trying to help the team (including your daughter), and would have allowed you to demonstrate your superior name recollection skills.  I doubt it would have impressed the other parents, but it seems to matter to you. [/quote]

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