Jonathan is Linus tonight!
Apr. 16th, 2005 11:37 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sugarplumkittyAt about 2:30 this afternoon, I'm heading for Modesto to see Jonathan in "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown."
I've never seen it before. Jonathan is playing Linus, a part he has found difficult because his voice decided to change during this play. He's having trouble with the mid-range notes. He can do the high notes and the low notes. It's the middle ones that make his voice squeak. We'll see how he does!
He called while I was in school this week. Eric talked to him. Jon failed to tell Eric to have me call him. There was a message on the machine from him yesterday where he mentioned his play. I called him back. He was upset with me for not calling him before. I told him Eric didn't tell me I was supposed to call back. Jon refused to accept that. I asked him if he told Eric to have me call him. He said he didn't. I told him if he wants people to call him, he should say that. He said if you call someone, they're automatically supposed to call back. He refuses to accept that you should say in plain words what you want from people, and called it "A Montgomery moment." We're at an impasse on that. Since Jon does call sometimes just to talk and I was very busy this week, I didn't call until I got the message about his play.
Both Eric and I are very literal people. We don't pick up on hints. It's part of having ADD from what I've read. If people tell me things in plain English, I understand.
What do you do? If someone calls and talks to a family member when you're not home and doesn't leave the message for you to call them back, do you call them back? Is this a social subtly I've missed?
I've never seen it before. Jonathan is playing Linus, a part he has found difficult because his voice decided to change during this play. He's having trouble with the mid-range notes. He can do the high notes and the low notes. It's the middle ones that make his voice squeak. We'll see how he does!
He called while I was in school this week. Eric talked to him. Jon failed to tell Eric to have me call him. There was a message on the machine from him yesterday where he mentioned his play. I called him back. He was upset with me for not calling him before. I told him Eric didn't tell me I was supposed to call back. Jon refused to accept that. I asked him if he told Eric to have me call him. He said he didn't. I told him if he wants people to call him, he should say that. He said if you call someone, they're automatically supposed to call back. He refuses to accept that you should say in plain words what you want from people, and called it "A Montgomery moment." We're at an impasse on that. Since Jon does call sometimes just to talk and I was very busy this week, I didn't call until I got the message about his play.
Both Eric and I are very literal people. We don't pick up on hints. It's part of having ADD from what I've read. If people tell me things in plain English, I understand.
What do you do? If someone calls and talks to a family member when you're not home and doesn't leave the message for you to call them back, do you call them back? Is this a social subtly I've missed?
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Date: 2005-04-22 08:27 pm (UTC)i can hardly imagine NOT to teach a kid those words. They show a matter of respect to others.
Thank God he's learning them now.
Let's hope it isn't too late
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Date: 2005-04-22 08:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-22 08:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-22 09:09 pm (UTC)There was a night I had to shop right after the TMI incident and I was feeling weak, tired and still a bit afraid. The clerk at the grocery store called out, "Here's my favorite customer!"
It surprised me. I asked him, "I'm your favorite? Why?"
He said, "You're always smiling and pleasant. Never a problem! You always make my day better."
I needed a lift that day. Just by being polite and pleasant, the way I was raised to be, set things in place to give me that lift. I walked out of there feeling a bit better.
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Date: 2005-04-22 09:14 pm (UTC)HUGS**
i'm glad you're the person you are.
Love ya Linda*
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Date: 2005-04-22 10:22 pm (UTC)I love you back, Bie! :)