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Lorie Smith Schaefer
Wife, mother, grandmother, reader, writer, kindness warrior. Retired teacher. Volunteer Reading Grandma. Former columnist for the Nevada Appeal. Author of US, NOW AND THEN and US, AGAIN.
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Yes, but as someone who herself is “a little deaf”, I always miss the IMPORTANT stuff and somehow hear the UNIMPORTANT crap! ;>)
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Or at least what someone else thinks is important! I choose to be selectively deaf. It keeps my blood pressure down.
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As one who now wears hearing aids, I know the truth of this statement. I used to get a kick out of my dad. When he grew tired of a conversation, he’d reach up, turn off his hearing aid, and smile
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My dad wore one hearing aid. When he wanted to take a sleep, he put his “good” ear on the pillow.
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