So Jeff and I have been sick this past week. Fortunately, we've only had colds, with symptoms ranging from runny noses, coughing, minor sore throats, and losing our voice.
That last one only happened to me. I'd been fighting off a cold last weekend, and I lost it when I taught my class on Monday morning. Let me share some interesting observations I made when I didn't have a voice:
1) When you whisper, people around you are more likely to whisper too. They seem to feel like it's rude to talk when you're not able to. I had to reassure my students that it was ok for them to talk when they were asking a question or giving an answer in class.
2) It is difficult to participate in a staff meeting when you can't be heard. I had to kind of wave my arms to get my co-workers' attention so they could quiet down enough for me to share my thoughts. Needless to say, I listened for most of the meeting.
3) It is very inconvenient to not be able to communicate with your husband when you're in different rooms of the house. He would call out a question to me, and I couldn't even let him know that I was coming to answer his question, so sometimes he would call out several times before I could get to him.
It is so true that you don't appreciate something until you don't have it anymore.
3 comments:
I once had to do parent teacher conferences with no voice. That was fun.
I hope you guys are doing better now.
Hi Christine and Jeff, I hope you're feeling much better. Be sure not to strain, even after you get rid of the laryngitis. Here's a cool note. Once my children were very rowdy and it was hard to keep the noise down in the house. We decided for FHE that we would whisper for a week. To this day, my children remember with fondness how close we became as a family, how much more temple-like our home was, and how people who entered it would mention how much more they felt the spirit and also wanted to whisper. I also lost a lot of unwanted weight (baggage) by running around and not using the excuse of a two-story house to raise my voice. It was heaven and the children still remember it.
ha, after reading my mom's comment, I really do remember that! We did whisper for the whole week and it was great! We even yell-whispered. I bet she doesn't remember that. We tried our best! It IS possible to yell-whisper. It hurts, but it's funny! Anyway I hope you're feeling better!! :)
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