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#BedsideWisdom
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Him: "I just wanted to say sorry for how acted yesterday. I shouldn& #39;ta cussed you out and called you names like that."
Me:
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Him: "I was just in pain, doc! But I know you was just trying to look out for me. I shouldn& #39;ta said all that."
*silence*
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Him: "I just wanted to say sorry for how acted yesterday. I shouldn& #39;ta cussed you out and called you names like that."
Me:
Him: "I was just in pain, doc! But I know you was just trying to look out for me. I shouldn& #39;ta said all that."
*silence*
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Me: "Umm. . . Are you sure I& #39;m the one you cursed out? I appreciate your apology, sir, but I& #39;m not sure I& #39;m the one who should be getting it."
Him: "Damn. Am I going crazy? That wasn& #39;t you?"
*silence*
Neighbor on other side of the curtain starts laughing.
Super hard.
Me: "Umm. . . Are you sure I& #39;m the one you cursed out? I appreciate your apology, sir, but I& #39;m not sure I& #39;m the one who should be getting it."
Him: "Damn. Am I going crazy? That wasn& #39;t you?"
*silence*
Neighbor on other side of the curtain starts laughing.
Super hard.
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We both swing our heads in the direction of that loud cackle.
Neighbor: "Yeah, it was you, alright, doc."
Me: "Sir?"
Neighbor: *behind curtain* "Bruh, you DID have some choice words for her but it was AFTER she left. You was talking to ME not HER, remember?"
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Rut roh.
We both swing our heads in the direction of that loud cackle.
Neighbor: "Yeah, it was you, alright, doc."
Me: "Sir?"
Neighbor: *behind curtain* "Bruh, you DID have some choice words for her but it was AFTER she left. You was talking to ME not HER, remember?"
Him:
Rut roh.
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Neighbor: "Be glad you didn& #39;t hear it, doc. It was . . .whooo!" *shaking head* "Bruh! That lady ain& #39;t even know you SAID nothing!"
Me: *amused*
Him: *embarrassed chuckle* "Damn! I snitched on myself!"
Neighbor: "Yeah, bruh. You DAMN sure did!"
*more laughter*
Neighbor: "Be glad you didn& #39;t hear it, doc. It was . . .whooo!" *shaking head* "Bruh! That lady ain& #39;t even know you SAID nothing!"
Me: *amused*
Him: *embarrassed chuckle* "Damn! I snitched on myself!"
Neighbor: "Yeah, bruh. You DAMN sure did!"
*more laughter*
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Neighbor: "Hey Doc. . .Want me to tell you what he said?"
Me: "Nah, I& #39;m good."
*laughter*
Him: *shrugs* "At least I said I was sorry."
Me: "True dat."
Him: "We cool?"
Me: "As the other side of the pillow."
Nothing good would come from hearing what he said.
Nope.
Neighbor: "Hey Doc. . .Want me to tell you what he said?"
Me: "Nah, I& #39;m good."
*laughter*
Him: *shrugs* "At least I said I was sorry."
Me: "True dat."
Him: "We cool?"
Me: "As the other side of the pillow."
Nothing good would come from hearing what he said.
Nope.
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Me: "Okay, y& #39;all. Let me get back to work."
Neighbor: "But Doc—can you answer a question & #39;fore you go?"
Me: *smirking* “Hmmm. Depends on what it is."
Neighbor: “Do snitches REALLY get stitches when they in the hospital?"
*fluffy collective laughter*
Me: "Fortunately, no."
Me: "Okay, y& #39;all. Let me get back to work."
Neighbor: "But Doc—can you answer a question & #39;fore you go?"
Me: *smirking* “Hmmm. Depends on what it is."
Neighbor: “Do snitches REALLY get stitches when they in the hospital?"
*fluffy collective laughter*
Me: "Fortunately, no."
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This all reminded me of some #bedsidewisdom a Grady elder once gave me.
She said:
"Some stuff said & #39;bout you just ain& #39;t meant for you to be hearing. Don& #39;t go dissecting some little bitty shit you overheard on Tuesday that won& #39;t mean a damn thang on Wednesday."
Preach.
This all reminded me of some #bedsidewisdom a Grady elder once gave me.
She said:
"Some stuff said & #39;bout you just ain& #39;t meant for you to be hearing. Don& #39;t go dissecting some little bitty shit you overheard on Tuesday that won& #39;t mean a damn thang on Wednesday."
Preach.
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This was in reference to her niece whose feelings were hurt after she was earhustling and overheard my pt talking about her. She& #39;d said she didn& #39;t always answer the phone when her niece called because she talks too much.
When confronted, that elder said:
"Well. You do."
This was in reference to her niece whose feelings were hurt after she was earhustling and overheard my pt talking about her. She& #39;d said she didn& #39;t always answer the phone when her niece called because she talks too much.
When confronted, that elder said:
"Well. You do."
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She said:
"I tells her, & #39;Wadn& #39;t meant for your ears, baby. Simple as that.& #39;" *narrowing her eyes* "Then I says, & #39;You DO know that folk gon& #39; ALWAYS say stuff don& #39;tcha? It& #39;s up to you to discern how you gon& #39; let it matter.& #39;"
I never forgot that nugget of octogenarian wisdom.
She said:
"I tells her, & #39;Wadn& #39;t meant for your ears, baby. Simple as that.& #39;" *narrowing her eyes* "Then I says, & #39;You DO know that folk gon& #39; ALWAYS say stuff don& #39;tcha? It& #39;s up to you to discern how you gon& #39; let it matter.& #39;"
I never forgot that nugget of octogenarian wisdom.
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Here& #39;s what I now know for sure:
People say all kinds of things. And some things said about us--bad or good--just AREN& #39;T meant for our ears.
Nope.
In a perfect world would everyone be saying only nice things? Maybe.
But I work on deciding what will matter.
Yup.
Here& #39;s what I now know for sure:
People say all kinds of things. And some things said about us--bad or good--just AREN& #39;T meant for our ears.
Nope.
In a perfect world would everyone be saying only nice things? Maybe.
But I work on deciding what will matter.
Yup.
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You know? I& #39;m convinced that my angry-about-oxycodone patient who cursed me out to his neighbor isn& #39;t the only person who has said unflattering words about me away from my ears.
But I& #39;m cool with that.
Do I have thick skin? Nah. Just wise people around me.
And I listen.
You know? I& #39;m convinced that my angry-about-oxycodone patient who cursed me out to his neighbor isn& #39;t the only person who has said unflattering words about me away from my ears.
But I& #39;m cool with that.
Do I have thick skin? Nah. Just wise people around me.
And I listen.
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So the REAL question is this:
If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?
Well. That depends on if the tree is a snitch.
(Or in the room with one.)
Never forget to soak up as much #bedsidewisdom as you can. Happy Thursday, y& #39;all.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="Smiling face with smiling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with smiling eyes">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🛏️" title="Bed" aria-label="Emoji: Bed">
So the REAL question is this:
If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound?
Well. That depends on if the tree is a snitch.
(Or in the room with one.)
Never forget to soak up as much #bedsidewisdom as you can. Happy Thursday, y& #39;all.
