tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post972955704841366542..comments2023-11-24T18:29:51.733+10:00Comments on jellyhead: hearing rightJellyheadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344630172173199819noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-6381748495938236722008-09-07T01:46:00.000+10:002008-09-07T01:46:00.000+10:00i will join you in this fight to stay focused &...i will join you in this fight to stay focused & really listen to the person speaking<BR/><BR/>it has been quite a challenge for me lately, too<BR/><BR/>like you some of my best friends are great listenersAlipurrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15374786444894161920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-6454917515536754322008-09-04T11:08:00.000+10:002008-09-04T11:08:00.000+10:00Simply put listening is where I fall most short as...Simply put listening is where I fall most short as a parent. I don't listen well enough. <BR/><BR/>MimiMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05392227354915754519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-62290794413475283912008-08-28T14:18:00.000+10:002008-08-28T14:18:00.000+10:00To listen well, is really an art. It is so easy to...To listen well, is really an art. It is so easy to become distracted, especially when you have a family & a lot on your mind.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-91831748346158607462008-08-24T20:25:00.000+10:002008-08-24T20:25:00.000+10:00oh - that's what I was going to say H+B!I reckon l...oh - that's what I was going to say H+B!<BR/><BR/>I reckon listening is over-rated.<BR/>A lot of the time it's the unsaid stuff that's important, because I reckon about 80% of what comes out of peoples' mouths is (scuse my French) crep - I include myself in that (very scientific) statistic, in which case don't pay any attention to this last sentence!freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-17147158447463346212008-08-24T16:16:00.000+10:002008-08-24T16:16:00.000+10:00Sorry, could you repeat that ?I started thinking a...Sorry, could you repeat that ?<BR/><BR/>I started thinking about me, and lost you somwhere along the way..LBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433555112198668513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-36103033627442028132008-08-24T11:56:00.000+10:002008-08-24T11:56:00.000+10:00Oh yes...being a good and attentive listener isn't...Oh yes...being a good and attentive listener isn't always easy as I also find myself wandering off thinking of something else. I'll never win an award for being a good listener, but I'm like rel, I might get a certificate for trying.Sandy Hatcher-Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011307599473627922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-91470098051994957232008-08-24T07:22:00.000+10:002008-08-24T07:22:00.000+10:00Oh I am way out of the competition for any kind of...Oh I am way out of the competition for any kind of listening trophy - according to my family. <BR/>Though I could be in the running for a trophy for pretending to listen! Not that I would be proud to get that one at all!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00152241012333999172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-40990453564162616412008-08-23T21:55:00.000+10:002008-08-23T21:55:00.000+10:00Jellyhead,Being a good listener rates much higher ...Jellyhead,<BR/>Being a good listener rates much higher than being a good orator! Giving the gift of listening is worthy of a trophy. While I may never get the trophy for listening, I'll get a certificate for trying.<BR/>relrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030572981830789370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-90800229683635974642008-08-22T21:57:00.000+10:002008-08-22T21:57:00.000+10:00I think you are a splendid listener.I do try, but ...I think you are a splendid listener.<BR/><BR/>I do try, but my newly discovered EXTOSTOSIS is posibly working against it <BR/>:-)fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-70769170281082876222008-08-22T21:44:00.000+10:002008-08-22T21:44:00.000+10:00I think your mind has to work like that, listening...I think your mind has to work like that, listening to one thing, while thinking about another thing. You are sometimes hard on yourself, Jelly. I find myself drifing off to another subject when my son is telling the plot of some video game. Blogging saves us. We can just hit the "back" button when we are bored with reading a blog and no one is the wiser!!!TUFFENUFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857786656471454329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-44839219539669488352008-08-22T20:13:00.000+10:002008-08-22T20:13:00.000+10:00I think you're delightfully human, Jelly, like the...I think you're delightfully human, Jelly, like the rest of us. I know exactly where you're coming from. I still remember my daughters chattering on and I'm sure I didn't pay as much attention as I should have.<BR/><BR/>It's hard work holding down a full time job, especially one as demanding as yours, and being a mum too. You're allowed to drift off occasionally, we all do. But I'm willing to bet your children will always remember you as a mum who had time to listen.<BR/><BR/>Take heart, Jelly. You're doing ok.Puss-in-Bootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313418336654760327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-82611461644492029142008-08-22T13:11:00.000+10:002008-08-22T13:11:00.000+10:00I do agree with you on this; I am alternately (dep...I do agree with you on this; I am alternately (depending on my mood and level of tiredness) charmed and driven insane by my constantly chattering 4 year old, but I keep trying to think ahead to the surly teenage, grunting years and remind myself to savour my compulsive talker while I've got him.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, husbands do bore on about some pretty mind-numbing stuff and I do think you would be within your rights to tune out there occasionally. Blimey, you should hear Fixit trying to bore me to death with the minute details of plane repairs. Snore.Stomper Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038937073264645029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17440241.post-68570654512246401992008-08-22T02:41:00.000+10:002008-08-22T02:41:00.000+10:00Oh... listening is a hard one and I feel like ever...Oh... listening is a hard one and I feel like everyone is better at than I am.<BR/><BR/>My boys talk all the time. This summer I thought my ears would really fall off from all the chatter hitting them! I actually found myself telling them to stop for a moment's quiet and then regretting saying it right after.<BR/><BR/>I wish you peace with this matter... because it is a noble task that you are undertaking to become a better listener. It is not easy to do (taking great stamina at times) nor is it a skill that a person can be perfect at all the time... but this shows how caring and attentive you really are that you are going to put forth effort to try!Nestor Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137268699982076705noreply@blogger.com