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Family Zoom Meetings.
By: Lilipons Date: August 2, 2020, 10:10 am
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We’ll be having our first this evening. Mr. Pons talks to his
sister every Wednesday on the telephone. Sometimes I offer
birthday greetings but this is going to be a face-to-face and
coast to coast affair with people I have met only once in my
life if at all.
I want to just wave ‘Hello’ and retreat because I know how these
family things can get when you’re the only one who isn’t related
by blood and everybody else wants to talk about Cousin’s son who
is going for a Master’s degree in the marimba or the problems
with Lena’s dog who has his own lawyer because of the neighbor
‘Evil Jim’ keeps threatening to sue.
I know that last sentence/paragraph was insane but that’s how
Mr. Pons’ family meetings tend to go and that’s the speed at
which they tend to go. Can anyone offer a graceful way for me to
greet people and bow out before things get weird?
(No, ‘The cat caught fire’ won’t work. Everybody knows we don’t
have a cat.
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Re: Family Zoom Meetings.
By: sandisadie Date: August 2, 2020, 10:19 am
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I've been in some of these types of meetings with family. I
wave and voice a greeting at the beginning when everybody else
does and then just sit there and listen to everyone and smile or
laugh but rarely say anything until everyone says goodbye. A
couple of family members dominate the conversation on my end and
I don't try to butt in. Nobody on the other end directs any
talk at me so I'm just quiet. I always think it would be rude
on my part to get up and leave the room. I try to keep an
interested look on my face.
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Re: Family Zoom Meetings.
By: Nikko-chan Date: August 2, 2020, 11:04 am
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My suggestion would be to have "Plans". (going into another room
and reading a book is a plan ;) )
Maybe a quick "Hello Sisterinlawname, so great to see you, it
looks like you're doing well. I'm just going to go so you and
Mr. Pons and everyone can catch up!"
Better if you can do that not in the beginning. Like you would
on the phone. Like walk in to grab something, say hello, zip
out. Also why do you even have to be there? If you aren't fully
involved when Mr. Pons is on the phone with them, why do you
have to be at this meeting?
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Re: Family Zoom Meetings.
By: Lilipons Date: August 2, 2020, 5:21 pm
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Thanks for the good advice, sandisadie and Niko-Chan.
I especially like the idea of walking in ‘in medias res’ saying
“Hi” to the assembled throng and grabbing something from the
credibility bookshelf. The deity knows we have one on just
about every wall.
On the selfish side, I want to make an appearance because my
birthday is on Wednesday and someone on the closer side just
might remember and say ‘Happy Birthday’. It’s bad of me, I know
but it would be nice.
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Re: Family Zoom Meetings.
By: Lula Date: August 2, 2020, 7:28 pm
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Two words: pleasantly plastered.
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Re: Family Zoom Meetings.
By: Rho Date: August 2, 2020, 10:51 pm
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FWIT I have participated in family zoom meetings. DIL shows up
in the middle usually with 8 month old in her arms. She waves,
sits a few minutes while we goo-goo at baby, and then leaves.
SIL sits for a few minutes also in the middle. Sometimes he
joins in when talk get political and sometimes not. Other in
laws wander in and out with no comments.
An invitation just arrived a few minutes ago for a zoom meeting
with my Moms nephews. I think the host forgot to edit as 2 of
Dads nephews were also invited. Could be interesting.
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Re: Family Zoom Meetings.
By: Lilipons Date: August 3, 2020, 9:09 am
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Thanks, everyone.
It went off just fine and I didn’t have to do anything. It
wasn’t a true Zoom meeting because only the person currently
talking was visible.
Yes, while the brouhaha was underway I was in the living room
with ‘The Prisoner of Azkaban’ DVD, a bowl of popcorn and a gin
and tonic.
Best family gathering ever.
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Re: Family Zoom Meetings.
By: Oz Diva Date: August 3, 2020, 10:47 am
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I can relate. I have never actually been in the same room as all
my in-laws. My husband is one of four boys, they are scattered
around the world. Two in England, us in Australia and one in
California. I have met everyone but we have never been together.
In your situation I'd just say hi and then back away pretty
quickly. I doubt anyone will notice if the conversation moves
that quickly.
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Re: Family Zoom Meetings.
By: TootsNYC Date: August 3, 2020, 1:02 pm
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[quote author=Lilipons link=topic=1809.msg55530#msg55530
date=1596463788]
It wasn’t a true Zoom meeting because only the person
currently talking was visible.
[/quote]
In my experience, that is a setting that your DH would choose on
his screen at the upper right.
The host of a Zoom meeting can choose to have only themselves or
one other person visible (our COO does that), or it can be a
"webinar," but that doesn't allow the screen to switch between
very many people.
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Re: Family Zoom Meetings.
By: bopper Date: August 25, 2020, 10:16 am
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[quote author=Lilipons link=topic=1809.msg55530#msg55530
date=1596463788]
Thanks, everyone.
It went off just fine and I didn’t have to do anything. It
wasn’t a true Zoom meeting because only the person currently
talking was visible.
[/quote]
That is only because you didn't click on the "Gallery View"
where you could see everyone.
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