I’m blunt. I’ll admit it. I say what’s on my mind, kind of like a female John-&-Ken-Show. And, it’s easier for me when people are forthright with me, as well. Many times, a “yes” or “no” answer (without the long explanation) will do just fine.
Recently, I was at the doctor’s office. I had some lower GI pain and was concerned about a possible bladder infection. (Turns out it was a pulled muscle; got a little too enthusiastic with an ab machine). The new assistant asked me, “Do you have frequent urination?” I answered yes, and she said, “How long have you had it?” I replied, “All my life.”
I don’t think she was satisfied with my response. She continued asking questions, then made her way back around to it: “Do you have frequent urination?” Again, I answered, “yes,” and she said, again, “How long have you had it?” I replied with a little more emphasis, “All my life,” to make sure she understood my answer.
Have you ever noticed that when some people ask you a question and they don’t like the answer, they keep asking you the same question? Why is that? Do they think that if they ask you the same question enough times, the answer will change?
She worked her way back around to it a third time. “Do you have frequent urination?” “YES” (me, getting testy). “How long have you had it?” This time I said loudly, “57 years.”
She stopped asking the question. Wish she could have listened to my answer the first two times.
(c) 2013, Elena E. Smith
(c) 2013, Elena E. Smith
