A lot of people think that social skills somehow just magically appear out of thin air and the children will automatically learn them.
That is true for some.
However, there is also a large portion of people who don’t know how to communicate well.
They might not know what to say or might say things that make the situation awkward.
My social skills in high school could be said to be below average.
This made me avoid interacting with strangers.
I would reject invites to go to social gatherings or to meeting new people.
This led me not having the opportunity to polish and learn social skills which again led to me avoiding social interaction because I wasn’t good at it.
The cycle continued.
This was the way I lived up until I graduated from high school.
Awareness of the problem
The first few days of college were the times for self-introductions and meeting new people.
One of the rare friends attending the same college as me made a comment after seeing how I interacted with the new batchmates.
Why can’t you even…
