Day 161
Each week I participate in
speech therapy with my oldest child.
The 30-minute sessions give him techniques to increase his speech
fluency and tips on living life as a person who stutters.
This week, we talk about what it
feels like when someone finishes his sentences. This happens a lot with stutterers. Some do it because think they’re
helping. Others jump in out of
their own frustration.
Either way, it goes without
saying: You can’t be heard if no one lets you talk.
“I mean after four times of
being interrupted, I get mad,” I. confesses. Four? What a
hothead, right?
He’s got a point. We live in a house of talkers. At dinner, it’s a battle to see who
gets to share their day first. Usually
the loudest wins. It’s no mystery Chaz
and I buy Tylenol at Costco.
In my mind, I’ve lumped
interrupting together with finishing another’s sentence. Today, I’m going to not interrupt when
someone else is talking. Instead,
I’ll focus on listening.
Don’t believe that’s a random
act of kindness? Try it. It’s harder than you might think.
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