Writing MY Memoir

tomowenswriter.bsky.social

12 October 2025 06:36

I am grateful when someone pauses in conversation. I know they are choosing their best words, and have given thought to the type of reply they're making!

Writing MY Memoir

tomowenswriter.bsky.social

12 October 2025 06:33

How wise you are! I learned in junior high school from a counselor, "Don't sweat the silence." Translated, he meant that pauses can be to your benefit. I have found others who'll interrupt before I've said one sentence. "On second thought, let's do it your way." No debating needed!

Writing MY Memoir

tomowenswriter.bsky.social

12 October 2025 06:31

Thank you for asking. That sentence needs a "do over." What I was trying to say was the pre-emptive apology seems like the Monopoly "Get Out of Jail Free" card. Therefore, they seem to have fewer inhibitions, believing that WARNED people have no right to be offended.

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tomowenswriter.bsky.social

12 October 2025 06:29

Total agreement, Jenny. I would go so far as to say occasional hand gestures. Not a "stop sign" signal, but a visual clue that you've thought of something worth value.

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tomowenswriter.bsky.social

12 October 2025 06:27

Thank you. The metaphor is mine. In either identity, the same maximum effort is clear.