Rhonda

I can talk without getting interrupted!!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

People today seem to have lost their manners or they never learned them in the first place.
But I realized a bit ago I love love this board because I am listened to. Noone ignores me. Noone cuts across what I am saying. Noone tells me what they are saying is more important.

In my personal life I live with my DH (of course) and my Mom lives beside us and is in my door off and on several times a day most days. So whenever I try to talk and explain my thougts I get over talked or ignored. Or I didn't say it right to make sense to her or I get frustrated trying to explain it a way that she gets my point.

On here I have time to think and can go back and rewrite if something didn't sound right. or didn't make sense.

Maybe I should start writing a letter to my mom and DH and forget the face to face talking!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Communication in today's world is so vastly differant from when I was growing up. Not just because of technology but people are just so unconcerned about how they come across to other people. They don't for the most part take time to listen or take the time to try to see the other person's side of a conversation.

Is conversation becoming a lost art? The kids and young people who work in places like Walmart can be so terribly rude and don't care.

I so enjoy being able to have a decent conversation on here and people take the time to listen and reply!

Thank you all for being a good listener!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: and not interrupting me!! :roll: :roll: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

suebee

Been there too! deep breath :)

SewMomma66

I am sorry I wasn't listening I was quilting. Could you repeat that....LOL just kidding! I'm all ears!

clem55

.I, for one, always look forward to listening to what you have to say!

cmputerdazed

Talk away were listening.

Prism99

I have noticed the same problem with conversation. People are too eager to talk and interrupt. It's easier here!

Kathi Kraftyzales

Holy Cow, I mean Tofu .
Rhonda....
That could have been written by ME!!!!
I am having the same feelings today.

Even if they don't interrupt they get that look in their eyes that you know means they are NOT interested in what you are saying. They talk over me all the time and I have to say, "I'm still talking"!!!!!!!!
And, my mother lives next door and thinks I am her secretary. She has lots of time to make her own phone calls, yet she thinks I have time to make hers.
GRRRRRR....I just want to quilt. Leave me alone.

darlin121

Its funny that you should bring this up. My sister and I were just talking the other day about how communication has changed so much. If we wanted to be really heard we would write a nice long letter. Then the phone calls became so popular and that was the way to get someones attention. Now its texting! My young nieces don't write nor use the phone to keep in touch with their friends, they just text. I wonder what will be next? Can anybody still hear me out there?lol

pab58

I'm all ears!! Talk away!!!! :D :thumbup:

cwessel47

I know the feeling. Listening is a lost art.