They say that the world is run by C students. I’d like to postulate that it’s also run by extroverts–after all, they’re so much louder. Much of culture revolves around social traditions that require people to, say, leave their homes. And talk to other people. You know, go to parties and such. Symphonies rarely provide performances, for example, to an audience of one.

This all seems rude to me. I enjoy activities marked by solitude: reading, writing, drinking. I think it’s time for introverts to claim their piece of the cultural terrain. Susan Cain has gotten the ball rolling, and I applaud that. She’s even talking about tailoring education more for introverts, which would be great for my son, whose favorite part of social events is leaving them (he’s two. I applaud his early-developed excellence). As a heavily pregnant raging introvert writer from the South, I considered where my talents might intersect in promoting the nearly-antisocial agenda and I’ve decided to plunge intocomposing a tome on etiquette from the perspective of an introvert, focusing this post on What an Introvert Needs from You When She Has Recently Given Birth. You’re welcome.

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