One of the aftershocks of Menopause I have experienced is the development of a VB&A: a Very Bad and Annoying habit. I find myself unable to stop blurting out a question or a change of subject or an idea right in the middle of someone else's dialog. It's like I had Tourette's or something. It is pathetic at best. Rude. Ridiculous. Offensive as all get out. Not to mention embarrassing!
And I can't seem to stop myself. My only excuse, poor though it may be, is that these days my memory is like swiss cheese and I have the attention span of a gnat. I'm so afraid I'll lose my train of thought which I am so desperately holding onto (figuratively) with both hands ... and feet, truth be told ... that I just kind-of break into whatever is being said and spill my two cents quickly before that tenacious hold slips and whatever 'it' was flies off into the dark depths of oblivion.
Some days the brain fares better than others. Or I have a piece of paper and a pen I can scribble a quick notation. Or I'm not easily distracted and can stay sharp and on task. Now what was that joke about the inte =MOO!= rrupting cow ........
