Meet the teacher wine and cheese evening last night, only an hour. DD1 will be going into Yr1. Thought it would be new teacher chatting for a bit about next year, topic, what to expect etc. But, I walk in on my own and find it is a mingle with all the teachers and a general chit chat occasion where you hope to collar your specific teacher to 'meet them'.
This is my idea of hell, I was one of the first to arrive so teachers were chatting amongst themselves. A teacher got me a glass of wine but I was then sort of hovering between people who were chatting feeling like a bit of a muppet and pretending to take great interest in the wall displays. Fortunately, a governer came over a started chatting to me. I met the teacher then left. It was awful. I hate small talk, uncomfortable silences where everyone is wracking their brains for something to say.
The thing is, all around me people seemed to be laughing and chatting and having a non-traumatic time 
So am I a bit odd? Does anyone else feel like this? If I'd had DP with me it would have been better as we would have chatted together but as there was alcohol it was strictly no children so DP was looking after them.