Oops! She did it again!
Think your parents and grandparents are trying to embarrass you in front of everyone? Think they’re insensitive and careless? It might be or it might not be. Here’s the story. Older folks share details that they consider to be relevant to the conversation. The problem here is that there’s a glitch in attention-switching skills which keeps them from taking into account who is around them when they’re talking. As a result, they share private information which should remain private. Want to know who else understand this? Criminals. Criminals take advantage of older folks who spill all of the beans to anyone on the phone if the criminal is kindly. Oh sure, the criminals don’t understand the “why” behind the “what”, they only know the older folks tell it all. Grandma’s not trying to embarrass you, she’s just getting older. Be kind to her. It’ll be your turn soon enough.
