Strong and Silent

My parents are very exasperated with me. Why you asked? Well, for the umpteen times, I had clammed up whenever there is a social gathering. I would stop babbling, not even making the slightest whimper. At home, I am quite a chatterbox, you see. I could easily repeat simple words that are thrown to me. I would babble and chatter with anyone and everyone. I would even start humming/singing something that is stuck in my head for any length of time. At other times, my parents and siblings would entertain me by replying back whatever gibberish words that I say to them and we communicated ... well, sort of anyways … hihihihi. But, the few times that we had social gatherings like iftar with family or with papa's and mama's friends, I would inevitably keep quiet. No noise, not a word coming out from my mouth. This has led people to believe that I'm the strong and silent type ... hihihihi ... now that's a laugh. Some has also brought their worries to my parents that I should, like be "talking" now, or at least babble for that instance. And my parents would profusely state that I'm quite the chatterbox but just cannot prove it. Hahahaha. Oh well, what can I say, for all those times … I wasn’t in the chatty mood... hihihi ….