I’m fine.
It’s a response as deeply ingrained in me as please and thank you, calling my elders Miss and Mr., and holding the door for the person behind me. Basically a reflex, really. A lot like the gag reflex that gets triggered when the Urgent Care doctor attacks the back of my throat with that god awful Q-tip the size of a skewer.
That’s only me? Oh. Well. It’s like that.
“How are you doing?” Oh, I’m fine. My teen is testing every limit and my tween has lied straight to my face this week and I’m pretty sure the dog is gonna puke while I’m out of the house today. How are you?
It’s like having Miss Manners Tourettes. Or being a compulsive liar with a perpetually sunny outlook. To-may-toe, to-mah-toe.
Linda’s stream of consciousness prompt this week is “fine.” Click on over and check out her blog.
Same. I’m in the same group. Manners are important. If I didn’t bite my tongue…
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Fabric-of-our-society kind of important, really. My tongue has more than its fair share of bite marks. 😉
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You nailed it! Many of us suffer from the same affliction … nice that you named it for us 🙂 Miss Manner Tourettes is a perfect description.
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I do feel like I’ve got a lot of company on this one. 😆
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I’ve always wanted to say, I love your photo at the top.
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Aw, thanks, Karyn! That’s one of my favorites, too. ☺️
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Niceties. Meh. Kids are rough, Laura. And for the record, you’re doing just fine, Mama, so it’s really the truth. XOX Keep on keepin’ on!
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Just keep plugging, right? That’s what I tell myself when the doing gets rough. Thanks, Micki!
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I once worked with a guy who used to give the long and true answer to “how are you?” After the peeing-through-a-strainer-after-kidney-stones incident, people stopped asking.
I hope you have a nice weekend. Boys straighten out around 18-20. Girls around 25. You’ll be fine.
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Spit my coffee out on that one.
😳
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