![]() “Of course! I’m sure she’ll like that” was all I could get out. ![]() She proceeded to hand me the newspaper: “Can you please give this to Kathy? I think she might like it considering her son is in the photo.” I was immediately exhausted by the prospect, and I surged into fight or flight mode, considering what this lady might think of me. I wasn’t prepared, didn’t know what to talk about, and honestly, didn’t know what I could say to make this stranger understand why my husband and I were so curious about the world. We were smiling in front of a giant puffin statue in the Westman Islands, donning wool stocking hats, puffy coats, and an enthusiasm probably not understood at a glance by those in our rural northwest Ohio community.ĭon’t ask me why, but as an introvert, I was dreading the idea of a conversation about that trip. It was a copy of the local paper that featured my husband and I’s recent trip to Iceland. I, however, recognized the newspaper in her hand immediately, and something in my stomach dropped. “Yeah, she should be home tomorrow,” I responded, returning the good spirit with a friendly smile. “You’ll be seeing Kathy soon, right?” the elderly woman asked earnestly, smiling at me. I was taking my mother-in-law’s place at a local event when a stranger she knew approached me unexpectedly with a newspaper.
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