To think the hilarity just wasn’t necessary?

Ignore them OP! They sound silly but probably didn't mean anything mean by it! You reflect all you want - you can just feel superior that your brain keeps working on these kids of conversations while they're obviously too dimwitted to muster a spare thought about it!

You sound like the woman who found Richard 3rd bones, her family didn’t get it either, she was awarded an MBE. Don’t allow other people to ruin your joy or interest.

Yes it’s quite unusual I think. How many posters on here have ever been in the company of someone who’s done that? None I’d hazard a guess.

I used to be really interested in ancient Chinese and Japanese history but as much as I’d have enjoyed talking about it I don’t think I would have needed to take myself off to the garden to mull over it.

There’s nothing wrong with what you did but it is unusual.

I think it's a bit weird tbh

You can come out of somewhere like the dungeons and discuss them, maybe research some books or something if it was an interest. But sitting in the park to "reflect" is definitely odd behaviour.

Has your DD never experienced this after a school trip? When everyone else is in high spirits and she wants to "sit and reflect"?

I'd own it tbh and next family get together make a joke about it first

Also, you left the conversation for however long. Doubtful it wouldn't have moved on regardless when you returned.

How does she sound like that woman? Where is the similarity 😂

This was my first thought on reading the op too!

Maybe your sister is jealous and feels intellectually inferior.

Or maybe she felt the topic was done, was bored with it, had enough of the history lecture and wanted to talk about something else?

Sistine chapel lady

OP it's not a 'normal' thing to do, and honestly the fact that you've posted on here suggests that you know that. You must have realised the responses you would get so it does seem a bit pretentious to be honest.

I mean you do you but I don't think you can be surprised or offended that people found it amusing.

I see no problem in what you did, OP, especially with your update about the conversation beginning to drift at that moment.
I hope your DD has also learned that she shouldn’t repeat things told to her in private, even though it’s understandable at her age.

The hilarity was totally necessary 🤣 just join in with it too! It will (inevitably!) become a family joke anyway. FWIW I don’t think they were exactly laughing AT you

But maybe everyone else was tired of talking about Medieval History ?

So you were all talking about your special subject, that you know all sorts about.

Then then conversation changed so you got up and left. A 9yr old girl came looking for you and you told her you were taking some me time to reflect on the medieval history conversation, whilst everyone else sat conversing in your absence.

And you're really going to persist with the "whatever could you possibly mean, deliberately drawing attention to myself and my physical removal from the group and declaration of my self reflection whilst they discuss menial topics clearly find beneath me?". You are, aren't you.

Yes but you're just one person. Sometimes in a group the conversation will stray to a topic you don't like, and that's fine. The group had spent some time discussing a niche interest of yours, quite possibly with you dominating the conversation, and then when it began to move on (probably because some were getting a bit fed up) you left the room to be with your own thoughts rather than listen to the conversation of others.

Really really rude.

Thank you!

This is brilliant, I will now think of this thread to cheer myself up

🤣

It sounds like they were exactly laughing at her, and it was nasty and mean-spirited.

It's a sign of how this country values thoughtful reflection and basic critical thinking over tabloid headlines and knee jerk reactions that so many responses are that it's an entirely reasonable thing for OP to be embarrassed about.

OP, I tend to let things sit and maybe reflect afterwards but there's fuck all wrong with taking yourself away somewhere without making a fuss to work through new information. If more people used their brains properly maybe we wouldn't be in the utter shit we're in.

My family would’ve taken the mick out of me for years if I did something like that -it’s what families do to help you stay real!

OP, are you neurodiverse by any chance? Needing time and space to process information is a classic autism trait.

Not a dig btw. I’m AuDHD myself and need more time than NTs to process conversations and new information. And being laughed at for being “weird” is a regular occurrence for the ND…

There are a lot of bitchy replies on this thread and the references to the woman in the Sistine Chapel are unnecessary and uncalled for.

OP, it was unusual behaviour and a little intense but that doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with it.

Your family were very nasty for laughing at you. It seems bullying behaviour to me.

In future, I'd use a more socially acceptable excuse as others have suggested such as needing a bit of fresh air.

Oh so the topic moved to a current topic, which is relevant to the world now, and you walked out?

They probably thought you'd huffed out because it wasn't what you wanted to talk about so sent DD to check on you and the found the weirdness ... weird

I'm surprised your DD hasn't been bullied at school if she sits and reflects on school trips when everyone else is messing around and enjoying being out of school.

What does this mean please? 🙂

My family have been ribbing me all weekend over my affection for the bee that is laying eggs in my wall. I am used to it by now, I am ND so they don’t always understand me.

Sounds like your family are similar. If they are a good family usually try not to be upset about it.