Penee’s ability to strike up a conversation with anyone, anywhere and anytime is legendary. She is famous for this and takes a fair amount of teasing about it.
Her family and those who know her have witnessed this many, many times. Most recently, on our return flight from NYC, I had to smile to myself. I was sitting a couple of rows ahead of her (due to a delayed and missed flight) and could hear laughter and animated conversation coming from the back of the plane. I could make out Penee’s voice and knew it must be some good convo they were having.Turns out it was.
HB drove us all home from the airport and Penee shares:
Pen: I sat next to the nicest lady on the way home. Oh, we had a good time. She was molested when she was a child.
HB: (he expresses what we are all thinking) Penee! How is that possible that people just reveal that kind of stuff to you, I mean how does that come up in the conversation?
Penee chuckles, shrugs and passes it off. It’s an unknowable.
But I will tell you why.
Her ability to engage others in divulging their hearts and souls (as in recent surgical operations, their cats proclivity to depression and their bra size!) is due in large measure to Penee’s goodness. People sense a good woman, with a delightful and warm sense of humor and are drawn to that.
Who can resist a kindhearted woman with a genuine interest in them? When you throw in her willingness to reveal her own hilarious antics and uniqueness, well then, it’s little wonder.
Penee attracts people simply by being Penee.
So glad you were born, Pen. What would the world look like or be without you? Love you. Happy Birthday. (belated!)
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