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easyjolene

Do you actually listen to what someone is saying to you?

Or are you waiting for them to be quiet so you can tell them something? 

I was thinking the next time someone asks me how I'm doing, I'm going to say COARSE. And wait for their response.

Posted - April 17, 2019
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  • Honestly I don’t always listen, but I know what you mean. I can always tell when someone is actually listening to me or just waiting for their turn to talk. 
      April 17, 2019 7:22 PM MDT
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  • 6098
    Course!  I'm not much of a talker unless I have an audience which I seldom have except my poor husband.  I will gladly listen for a while but if they go on and on just wanting to be the center of attention I pretty much stop listening though I try to be polite. 
      April 17, 2019 7:27 PM MDT
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  • 23577

    Yes
      April 17, 2019 8:31 PM MDT
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  • 10639
    It seems very few people listen for a reply to "how are you".  Or if they do they only hear what they expect to hear. 

    Them  -"Hi, how are you today"
    Me - "I have terminal Paronychia"
    Them - "good to hear."
      April 18, 2019 12:09 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    I would say back to you, "what does coarse mean?" because I actually do listen to people.  
      April 18, 2019 12:11 AM MDT
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  • 976
    Coarse means rough in texture. So, not fine, coarse.
      April 18, 2019 6:17 PM MDT
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  • 34280
    I answer with "Blessed"

    Normally new people will stop for a second and ask "What?" I will say again "Blessed" and then it registers. "Ok, that is good..."
      April 18, 2019 6:05 AM MDT
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