Remember the phrase Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch?
Well, it seems that we don't always know where a comment is headed. My new advice: don't jump the gun and assume the best! Just because the first half of a sentence looks promising; watch out! It isn't always what you think!
I could be today's poster child for the definition of presumptuous!
It's a little embarrassing to admit; but funny enough to repeat. So here is my example of a statement I thought was going to be a compliment coming my way. But what I expected isn't quite what came out.
We'd had company staying with us over the weekend and when I was upstairs fixing breakfast the college age daughter came in and said: "Your house is always..."
And right as her "Your-house-is-always" landed in my brain I jumped ahead (presumptuously) and expected she would say something like one of the following variations:
Your house is always... so clean!
Your house is always... so organized!
Your house is always... so fun!
Instead, imagine my surprise when she completed her sentence: "Your house is always....just the right temperature!"
Really? The Right Temperature? Are you serious?
Thank You?
Yes, we try to regulate our thermostat for perfection!
Well, I have never thought of my house as remotely just the right temperature! I'm usually freezing in my house! Go figure!
But it just goes to show you that different people notice different things I guess. And besides the dose of humility, (my own fault for second guessing) our weekend company was very fun (and very appreciative). And even though they were in town for a funeral we loved seeing good friends and enjoyed catching up! Especially while hanging out in our not-too-cold-not-too-warm-just-the-right-temperature home!
