Apparently people feel comfortable talking to me. That is fine with me. I love to talk.
I could be standing in line at the grocery store and the person behind me would begin to have a conversation with me. I would learn all sorts of unwanted information. My mother was always amazed. She wished she could do that.
One evening before fixing supper I needed to call the telephone operator for some reason or another. She ended up telling me practically her life story.
She lived with her boyfriend. They were not getting along. She gathered all his belongings and threw them into the front yard.
She was terribly upset. I was on the phone with her for almost 2 hours until she was finally calm enough to let me go.
All I wanted was a phone number.
That is the reality when we start to talk.
ReplyDeleteAnd I can talk a lot.
DeleteWhat would really be unique is if that you later met that telephone operator outside the office.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be too much for my little mind to endure.
DeleteDear Emma your empathy amazes me 🥰
ReplyDeleteSuch a kind person you are my friend 🙏♥️
To be honest I myself can’t stop if someone starts conversation and starts to tell me about her life ,it happened many times in past and now I try to avoid eye contact so I don’t have to deal with it,it is rare now
Sometimes people just need to ease their hearts and minds. It is often easier to confide in a stranger. They will be gone and even if they do not keep a confidence no one knows,
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