FFS Friday 12/27/24- Fake it

The word of this FFS Friday is Fake.

Well, the phrase that sparked the idea for this post was Fake it.

Double well, the Facebook memory post that prompted me to spark the idea for this post was, in its entirety, “You’ve got to know certain truths about yourself. One of mine is doesn’t play well with others but fakes it real good.” That’s it, end of inspiration.

And truer words were never typed.

I am an introvert.

I love my own company.

I love quiet.

I love solitude.

I love my books.

I love writing.

I love learning.

I love baking.

I love my husband.

I love my family.

I love my work.

I love movies, even the ones where they beat up on the poor, unsuspecting town. Although, I will complain about that.

I love my remaining cat.

The rest I tolerate.

The rest, I mostly fake it.

I think that most people are faking it, to some extent. We need to normalize that.

Believe me, not every surgeon is the best surgeon I have ever, ever, ever, in my long career as a nurse seen or worked with but I can fake admiration, at least a little.

A good OR nurse is a mediocre surgeon’s guardrails.

And if I have to smile and laugh at their jokes, or pretend to care about their sports team, I will do it.

The truth is that familiarity leads to less faked responses.

I have genuine conversations with other geeky types. And, let me tell you, most surgeons are a little geeky. Fake it until you make it, indeed.

This post can also double as a Best Kept Secret of the OR.