😂😂 I have more ‘Ally McBeal’ moments with every passing year. I try to keep my mouth in check, but don’t always succeed. I find myself standing out in the back yard and screaming a lot more these days. Gotta have a pop-off valve….😉
They say crazy skips a couple of generations. I’m sad it didn’t pass down to any of my children.
I do have a filter. I pause and I think. But still, it is rare that it stops me. Because, someone has to say it.
There’s a great Facebook meme of a little blond girl giving someone the incredulous side-eye; I’m trying to perfect that look, because as a Catholic and a Boomer, I have double the filters — it’s not healthy!
Oh, I do recall twice in my life being in that position…once when I was 15 or 16 how smoothly & diplomatically I corrected someone who was jealous of me and thought she was telling me my own business, correcting me & bringing my Honor & Fairness into question…I was so articulate, firm and told how mistaken she was…informing her of what she Couldn’t have know -she was doing a lot of assuming…I sure shut her down…///and the second time was oh just about five years ago…a nice young woman made an offer to move her chair so I could see better, I told her I was fine and why my view was just fine,I sure surprised her with what my people watching view, was Ha ha…
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We lose some filters (and common sense) as we get older. Luckily for me, being married helps keep the filters in place, at least in some form 😊
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Consider yourself lucky. Mind to Mouth here has no blockage. 🙂
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I remember a literary friend describing someone like that as “having no subconscious.” Never forgot that thoughtful comment.
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Smiling. Not sure how to take that Valerie….
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My censor gets tripped way too quickly (believe it or not)…
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WAY WAY too quickly for some of us.
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Good to know…I’ll have to invoke the parent censor then
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😂😂 I have more ‘Ally McBeal’ moments with every passing year. I try to keep my mouth in check, but don’t always succeed. I find myself standing out in the back yard and screaming a lot more these days. Gotta have a pop-off valve….😉
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Laughing!
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😂🤣
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oh, I’m fully there )
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Oh, I’m fully there. LOVE THAT.
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Love it🤭
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I was born like this!
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LAUGHING! So true. Thank goodness the gene didn’t pass down to your children!
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They say crazy skips a couple of generations. I’m sad it didn’t pass down to any of my children.
I do have a filter. I pause and I think. But still, it is rare that it stops me. Because, someone has to say it.
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“Crazy skips a couple of generations” … “Someone has to say it”. Still LAUGHING.
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You’re laughing now!
Until you’re the target of one of my tongue lashes.
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Lot of talk from The Ghost.
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Your comment on my Instagram photo yesterday was a no-filter comment. I’m glad you didn’t just flat our say who’s this old woman!!!
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Older? Compare yesterday’s shot to The Proust Questionnaire photo. If that’s really you, you look 29 and have cracked time travel in reverse.
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I love the Proust Questionnaire photo. It was a special day and a special place.
Thank you DK
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Good!
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Yes, my first thought was, it has nothing to do with age….
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It doesn’t. They just use age as an excuse.
Just own it!
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Is it because our reflexes have slowed down or our I-don’t-give-a-f***ness has taken over?
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Yes!!!!!
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Thought so 😉
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I can so relate … LOL!!
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Oh, No! You too!
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I thought it was de rigueur de speak truth to power
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I think you are right!
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There’s a great Facebook meme of a little blond girl giving someone the incredulous side-eye; I’m trying to perfect that look, because as a Catholic and a Boomer, I have double the filters — it’s not healthy!
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Laughing. Good!
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Simply love this! I’m all with you my friend…. been there, done it, enjoyed it too, what the heck! We might all be dead tomorrow- let’s go for it!
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Exactly!
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I jumped out of a plane this morning! Resonates 😂
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You did what? Skydiving Laila? Really?
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Yes, and it was incredible! One of the best experiences of my life thus far – HIGHLY recommend!
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Wow Laila. That is SOMETHING. I would NEVER come near THAT! What courage!
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Courage, craziness, they’re synonyms right
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Ha. I agree!
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Oh, I do recall twice in my life being in that position…once when I was 15 or 16 how smoothly & diplomatically I corrected someone who was jealous of me and thought she was telling me my own business, correcting me & bringing my Honor & Fairness into question…I was so articulate, firm and told how mistaken she was…informing her of what she Couldn’t have know -she was doing a lot of assuming…I sure shut her down…///and the second time was oh just about five years ago…a nice young woman made an offer to move her chair so I could see better, I told her I was fine and why my view was just fine,I sure surprised her with what my people watching view, was Ha ha…
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so interesting….
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