Did you ever actually listen to somebody?
By x_Jo_x
@x_Jo_x (1040)
June 8, 2009 2:11pm CST
Hey all,
Well just now i was talking to my mum, my big sister, and my little sister. I made a comment, which i didnt feel was unreasonable, towards my big sister and she seemed to smile more that take offence. But anyway my mum told me to "Shut up" which is something i head quite a lot. (I should add here that i do talk aload of crap most of the time lol) but anyway, now i just feel totally fed up of being told to shut up all the time, So i decided to actually shut up! Now i am only speaking in short replies if that, and trying to avoid conversation. Sounds a bit childish lol but i want to prove a point to them. Im not going to totally ignore them, because that is silly. I just want to make it clear they have upset me.
Anyone else done this or something similar?
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10 responses
@italysmom (308)
• United States
8 Jun 09
I, recently had an exciting thing happen... and I am one of those that love to talk about it.. when I am excited. My mom said.. ok.. thats great. but I dont want to talk about it all weekend. Well, I already knew I couldnt talk about it during the weekend.. as It was something that I relitivly have to keep as a secret. but.. I dont know... It just really h urt my feelings, because I was like.. jeeeze... I am just talking about all of the doors this is opening for me!... So, my method was,, a few tears rolled down my cheek (I am an overly emotional type of person). And then she felt bad and appologized.
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@unicorn4154 (153)
• Malaysia
9 Jun 09
when they yelling to me shut up..i screaming more loudly.. that the way i give my message..
@sudiptacallingu (10879)
• India
9 Jun 09
Being a kid sister has its moments of frustration and reward but I know the feeling all to well when adults tell us to shut up. This is one of me pet peeves in childhood and I always dreamt of growing up and never having to hear this again. My mom would always tell me to shut up whenever I answered her back. Now of course I have my own family and nobody really tells me to shut up but your discussion brought back those memories.
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@x_Jo_x (1040)
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9 Jun 09
Yep, i was the youngest for 12 years of my life then my mum had another baby. I used to hate it when they would belive my sister over me, and tell me to be quiet and things like that. Sometimes being the youngest did have its advantages though. I do like being the middle child now, but at the same time its an old place to be. I have to be grown up and responsible with my little sister, but still somehow feel second best to my big sister? Even though I know we are two totally different people, and have our different good point and different bad points
@flzmlady (418)
• China
9 Jun 09
i dont think your mom is right to tell you to "shut up",with totally no offense.
my mom doesn't say that kinda things to me.
and i do actually listen to everyone.anyone who talks to me I can listen and try to understand them though im not clever enough.my friends tell me some secrets.I will ask them wether i should keep them. if they say yes, i can keep the secrets for many years.they are very satisfied with me on that point.
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@x_Jo_x (1040)
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9 Jun 09
Yep, I always try to listen to people who talk to me. Even if i dont 100% understand what they are saying, i try to pay attention and make a sensible comment back. I Like having good, deep conversations with people. Even if it is just talking complete rubbish! and I like it when people trust their secrets with me, and i would never tell someone elses secrets ever, because i want people to feel they can trust me and i would hate if i thought i could trust someone and told them something personal, and then found out they had been telling other people. I would never tell someone that i didnt want to listen to them!
@CRIVAS (1815)
• Canada
9 Jun 09
Well you are not alone, this has happened to me more than a few times. I think that you are doing the right thing by getting the point across that you are upset. Regardless of what you might have said to your sister, your mom should not have told you to SHUT UP, there are more mature ways that she could have spoken to you to get HER point across. Hopefully once they realize that they have upset you, they will try to make things better. I know that personally I have a lot of friends that speak first and think later and no matter what they say, I would not talk to them that way. I think that telling a person to shut up is a sign of ignorance and a lack of manners, as your mother she should know better. I hope that things work out for you and that everyone is happy again. Take care and happy mylotting.
@pansy45 (153)
• Indonesia
9 Jun 09
i hae ever done that to someone else.actually i feel guity after did that but sometime i am in a big trouble and ihad to fix it immediately,i do not want somebody disturb me cause it willnot make me consent to finish my job fix the problem,but after that ll is done i ussualy ask some apologize to people that i have do that,i explain my situation and i hope that they would to understand me,but if they do nt understand,that is their problem.i had do what i should do.
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