Monday, January 21, 2008

  • Invite

    Invitation has a very strong hold on our culture.  People do not want to impose on each other, these days, so a specific invitation is needed.  What got me thinking about this was a conversation I had about a week ago.  I was talking with a friend and told him to just come over to my place some time.  He responded with insight and tact.  He told me to remind him sometime.   In other words, he was saying, give me a real, specific invitation.  A general invite does not seem to alleviate the feeling of imposition.  The new lesson I have learned is that, if I want someone to feel welcome, I should invite them.

Comments (8)

  • xarenkanga

    Dear sir,

    You are formally invited to come visit my xanga at any real, specific time.

    Cordially, Karen

    -Is that what you mean?

  • PrincessKristi

    *nods*

    "specific invitation is needed..." I find that too often in a conversation with someone I haven't seen in a while or a dear friend and one of us will say: "We should get together sometime!" And it never happens, not because we don't want to, but because there was not a "specfic invitation" and the idea gets lost in the business of life.

    I need to work on getting some "Specific inviting dates"

  • GalileeAE

    Yeah. you're right.  Very often the "we should get together sometime" or "you're always welcome" may be very true, but it is sort of an easy out.  A polite thing to say that requires no back up at all, and usually doesn't result in anything. 

    Invitations are important.
  • Forbe

    Remind me sometime...
  • gandalfkenobi

    True.
  • LadyAnneCordelia

    Hey there!!! It is totally possible to surprise a girl... at least this one.  Of course, this is the girl who had two surprise birthday parties planned right around her, and was clueless.  So maybe I'm just strange.  Oh well... I already knew I was that. =)
  • PrincessKristi

    Jeremiah, a Packers fan?? *gasp*

    Really, I didn't care either way. I like Bret Farve and I like Eli Manning. It was a win/win situation for me... but since Peyton Manning couldn't go to the Superbowl, at least his brother can.

    the Colts are the only team I really care about. =)
  • DozenRabidMongeese

    I was just reading about 'being invitational' as a teacher. The author was trying to help new teachers learn ways to make students and their parents feel welcome in the classroom.

    You do make a good point in this post. A specific invitation is very important. It's the only way a person feels certain they aren't imposing.

    -M 

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