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On Sunday, I ran into a ex-coworker that I had sat next to for a number of years. She had left our company to raise her two children about four years ago, and I hadn’t seen her since. Even though we had a good working rapport and sat side by side for a number of years, the difference between a serious nerd and a stay at home mom quickly became very apparent, as the conversation dried up in a mere 10 minutes. I really wanted to talk more, but there was really nothing left to talk about. Time had dried up all of our common ground.
My favorite moment during the conversation came when I was introduced to the woman’s four year old son. When asked if he would say “hello” to me, he smilingly blurted,
“Hello, dick nose.”
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