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Aella
@Aella_Girl
Occasionally I have realizations about social interactions that are obvious and basic and I'm stunned it took me so long. For example, I just had pre surgery meeting. The lady went down a list of things I can't do - "don't wash your hair for x days" or "don't eat in the morning"-
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
I started to say "I do no-poo" or "I intermittent fast so that'll be easy", but realized at the last second that she's not asking me if it'll be easy, she's not making conversation, she just has to go down this list with me. I was surprised that I didn't immediately get this.
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Hugh Hansen
@HughHansen
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@Aella_Girl
AL lot of people actually say the thing you almost did, so I'm sure she'd take it in stride because she's used to it. Whenever I'm in the hospital with a relative they do it and I'm always thinking "we're just wasting time here"
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
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@HughHansen
Sure, but my point is that it seems like a really basic thing to know if you're just paying attention to the needs of the other person, and I almost didn't notice it. I feel usually really good about being attuned but something so obvious nearly slipped by me.
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