And The Answer Is?

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Much of the time, conversations with Josh feel very one sided. What I’m talking about is beyond the prompting, redirecting, and reminding…it’s about not being heard or acknowledged. I get an “okay” or an occasional “uh-huh” and that’s usually about it.

Sometimes I say to him “this is a time in our conversation when you say something”.  That works most of the time, and when it doesn’t, he lets me know that he doesn’t know how to respond. I’m good with that. On those days when I’m not okay with that, there’s wine.

The part that makes me bonkers is that if I don’t bring things up, he never addresses them. I know…never say never! But seriously, NEVER!!

Here’s an example: our friend is selling a car for a very cheap price, and Josh wants a car – he’s told me he wants a car! He knows that this person is waiting to hear from him, yet Josh hasn’t mentioned it. I don’t know why he hasn’t done anything about it, I don’t know how he’s feeling about it, I don’t know if there is a perceived issue making him uncomfortable…because he doesn’t communicate.

I don’t care what his answer is. There is no good, bad, right, or wrong. It is exhausting though, not knowing how he feels about something, until I pry it out of him, especially since he still needs daily guidance.

Just tell me what you want, dude!

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