Saturday, December 3, 2011

I am an interrupter

The hubster is always telling me things about myself that I never believe.  Only when an outside third party makes the same observation do I believe him.  Perhaps I should just start believing him without evidence.

Well, apparently, I have a really bad habit of interrupting people when they tell stories with inane questions or unhelpful questions or questions that would have been answered if I had let said storyteller finish the story.  I can't help it, I'm impatient.  Get to the point!

Anyway, this second confirmation was made on Friday at lunch.  The conversation with my co-worker started in the car on the way to lunch about a purchase made on-line at Kohl's.  It's a short ride to the restaurant and in essence the story could have been told in that 5 minute ride.  Well, it didn't end until after we ordered food because of my questions.  My co-worker got so frustrated with me that he yelled "I can't remember what I was going to say or the point of this story anymore because you keep interrupting me!"

I was shocked.  Not because he yelled at me, he does that sometimes, but that the hubster was right all along.  I wonder who else I do this to.  Honestly, stories would be better if you let me edit them before anyone opens their mouth.  Truely!

So if I do this to you, think about refreshing your storytellings skills. =P

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