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It sounds as if you have done a lot for these young adults, but — your great intentions and laudable actions would not completely offset their rough and heartbreaking upbringing.
Dear Amy: “About to Explode!” had a housemate who interrupted all the time.
We have a friend who does the same, and it came to define her (in my mind).
I later learned that she has significant hearing loss in her left ear, and I began to watch the patterns associated with her interruptions.
Much more often than not, those that she interrupted were positioned to her left. Now, I grab a seat to our friend’s right, and I babble away to my heart’s content. People are probably silently BEGGING her to interrupt me!
— Rick
Dear Rick: Several readers have suggested hearing loss as a possible cause for this habit. Thank you all.
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