The waiting room at my OBGYN is decorated with warm colors and dated floral patterns drape the random couches that are placed between individual chairs. Today while waiting for my appointment I made myself as comfortable as possible in an individual chair and dug into my bag to pull out reading materials for what I assumed would be a long wait. It wasn't long into my reading before I was distracted by the couple sitting on the couch next to me. Firstly, I was surprised to find them almost cuddling as if they were in their very own living room. Odd for sure, but forgivable. Soon I noticed I had interrupted a conversation between the man whose head rested on his lady friend's chest and a bus driver across the room.
In only a few minutes I found out that buses now have GPS and cameras. Perhaps most interesting though the man shared that he was a chef in the military, lived for some time in Camden, NJ and was arrested and sent to jail for not paying child support and "blah, blah, blah" as he put it. WOW, amazing what intimate details people will share about their lives with people they have just met. When the bus driver was called into her appointment I was so relieved, finally some peace and quiet! I avoided eye contact at all costs completely nervous that I would be engaged next and would then be the show of the waiting room.
I believe waiting rooms are for reading books and magazines you would otherwise never pick up. If you're lucky enough a waiting room may even provide you with episode after episode of courtroom shows where you can feel relieved that you don't have to face Judge Judy. And please if you would like to chat, keep it to a whisper.
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