Chatty Cathys/Charlies

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  • PlunderBunneh
    PlunderBunneh Posts: 1,705 Member
    I can remember at every family function there would be a million conversations going on at once and you could pop in and out of them as you pleased. And, if you had something to say, you just had to shout it out...noone was going to stop and wait for you to say something.

    Are we related?

    My husband never spoke at my family functions and I asked him "Why don't you ever talk at my moms?" He said ..."YOUR FAMILY NEVER SHUTS UP FOR ME TO TALK".
    He says my family interupts people when they are talking, they never shut up, its loud and everyone is yakin' about something. I just learned to JUMP IN and SHOUT. I'm a very boisterous person.

    My story too. My husband hates it so much, he won't talk anymore at my family functions, and he refuses to speak on the phone with my mother. She could (and does) go on and on, and she's pretty bad about interrupting. If you actually need to say something, you have to jump in when she takes a breath and blurt out what needs to be said as fast as possible, before she starts up again and diverts the conversation. And god help you if she's unhappy or thinks you are unhappy. I once had a twenty minute long "talk" with her on the phone, trying to explain that there had been a misunderstanding and I wasn't angry at my sister, but only managed to get in "Mom, I think there was a misunderstanding" "Okay" "But" "No, that's" "Mom! Hush up and listen! I'm not angry! Goodnight!"
    I honestly thought that was the way conversations were supposed to be held.
    I'm doing better about my own chatty/rudeness, but I still get overly talkative and forget to share the conversation.
  • LastMinuteMama
    LastMinuteMama Posts: 590 Member
    I can remember at every family function there would be a million conversations going on at once and you could pop in and out of them as you pleased. And, if you had something to say, you just had to shout it out...noone was going to stop and wait for you to say something.

    Are we related?

    My husband never spoke at my family functions and I asked him "Why don't you ever talk at my moms?" He said ..."YOUR FAMILY NEVER SHUTS UP FOR ME TO TALK".
    He says my family interupts people when they are talking, they never shut up, its loud and everyone is yakin' about something. I just learned to JUMP IN and SHOUT. I'm a very boisterous person.

    My story too. My husband hates it so much, he won't talk anymore at my family functions, and he refuses to speak on the phone with my mother. She could (and does) go on and on, and she's pretty bad about interrupting. If you actually need to say something, you have to jump in when she takes a breath and blurt out what needs to be said as fast as possible, before she starts up again and diverts the conversation. And god help you if she's unhappy or thinks you are unhappy. I once had a twenty minute long "talk" with her on the phone, trying to explain that there had been a misunderstanding and I wasn't angry at my sister, but only managed to get in "Mom, I think there was a misunderstanding" "Okay" "But" "No, that's" "Mom! Hush up and listen! I'm not angry! Goodnight!"
    I honestly thought that was the way conversations were supposed to be held.
    I'm doing better about my own chatty/rudeness, but I still get overly talkative and forget to share the conversation.

    Seriously, it feels great to know that I'm not alone! I've been on the phone with my mom trying to give her info and she keeps talking and asking questions. I have had to interrupt and say, "Mom, stop talking so I can tell you." Then I feel bad that a) I kinda snapped at her b) that I am turning out just like her : (

    People, please know, we don't talk just to hear ourselves talk, it's some kind of curse that we just can't shut up, LOL I have a little helper now {in my head} who tells me to let people finish their sentences before I start mine : )
  • cristileigh
    cristileigh Posts: 158 Member
    I have been. I am learning to pay more attention and keep my conversations a dialogue rather than a monologue. I bet ADHD or mania have a lot to do with stream-of-consciousness running at the mouth with no concern for punctuation or run-on sentences.

    I once timed a colleague who could monologue for ever - 13 minutes of continuous talking before I got the word "Really?" in.

    Yes, I do have ADHD
  • cristileigh
    cristileigh Posts: 158 Member
    I can remember at every family function there would be a million conversations going on at once and you could pop in and out of them as you pleased. And, if you had something to say, you just had to shout it out...noone was going to stop and wait for you to say something.

    Are we related?

    My husband never spoke at my family functions and I asked him "Why don't you ever talk at my moms?" He said ..."YOUR FAMILY NEVER SHUTS UP FOR ME TO TALK".
    He says my family interupts people when they are talking, they never shut up, its loud and everyone is yakin' about something. I just learned to JUMP IN and SHOUT. I'm a very boisterous person.

    My story too. My husband hates it so much, he won't talk anymore at my family functions, and he refuses to speak on the phone with my mother. She could (and does) go on and on, and she's pretty bad about interrupting. If you actually need to say something, you have to jump in when she takes a breath and blurt out what needs to be said as fast as possible, before she starts up again and diverts the conversation. And god help you if she's unhappy or thinks you are unhappy. I once had a twenty minute long "talk" with her on the phone, trying to explain that there had been a misunderstanding and I wasn't angry at my sister, but only managed to get in "Mom, I think there was a misunderstanding" "Okay" "But" "No, that's" "Mom! Hush up and listen! I'm not angry! Goodnight!"
    I honestly thought that was the way conversations were supposed to be held.
    I'm doing better about my own chatty/rudeness, but I still get overly talkative and forget to share the conversation.

    I'll be honest..... I enjoy going to my family functions more than my (ex now) husbands... His family bored me!!! I would actually pass out on the couch every time I went to their house.
  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    Nope. I am the complete opposite. Unless I know you really well, I will probably only speak when spoken to and keep my responses very brief. I know, I need a lot of work on my conversation skills.
  • cristileigh
    cristileigh Posts: 158 Member
    Nope. I am the complete opposite. Unless I know you really well, I will probably only speak when spoken to and keep my responses very brief. I know, I need a lot of work on my conversation skills.

    I bet...if you are married...She is a Chatty Cathy?
  • johnlatv
    johnlatv Posts: 654 Member
    depends. i can be the chattiest person in the room or i can be the silent guy...just depends on my mood.

    This... go Phillies!!
  • jenbooks
    jenbooks Posts: 55 Member
    Nope.

    I see what you did there. :laugh:
  • jenbooks
    jenbooks Posts: 55 Member
    I have a co-worker who I swear starts most conversations in the middle like I should know what random snippets of thought he was just thinking. :noway:

    Ha! I do that a lot. Usually only with my husband though. He'll look completely baffled and I'll say, "what, you weren't listening the whole time I was talking in my head?!?"
  • christine24t
    christine24t Posts: 6,063 Member
    My grandma is the worst chatty Cathy ever. She tells super long stories with meaningless details. It's hard to get a word in edgewise. It's honestly pretty annoying sometimes.
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