Listening or Hearing?

Posted: March 12, 2008 in Culture, Father, football, hearing, Husband, Life, listening, Man Law, Uncategorized, wife

Is there a difference between listening and hearing?

 

I get accused sometimes of not listening. You know, like when your wife is talking to you while you are watching a football game or the news, then out of no where comes this statement, “ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME!”  I, for the most part, come back with this response, “ I was listening , but I didn’t hear what you said.”   Most of the time this response seems to be, might I say, the wrong response. 

Is there anyone out there also having this problem?  I hope in my next post I can show that in the bible, there seemed to be examples of this issue.

Speak up, and let your voice be heard!

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Comments
  1. Buddy says:

    I say something like that a lot also….oh wait…that’s because I really can’t hear. Does that count?

    I’m glad you’re posting again!

  2. Dreama says:

    You and Mike must be related down the line somewhere.

  3. Julie says:

    Deary,

    You seem to still get it backwards…..you hear alright, but in order to listen it goes much deeper. Hearing is one of the natural senses. Listening takes effort! That is where the conflict arises ;)

    Your darling wife

  4. mike says:

    Huh?? Did say something??

  5. cherie says:

    What about the problem we have…thinking that you have spoken, when you have really just thought it. Anyone suffer from that? Buddy thinks he tells me stuff all the time…but he hasn’t. I have to hear it from someone else, or overhear him telling someone else.

  6. jssorc says:

    Men are from Mars, where ears are small and memory is short.

    Women are from Venus, where lungs are large and remembering the smallest detail from 20 years ago is an art.

  7. Julie says:

    Re: John’s comment — Oh no he just didn’t?!! Ladies, did you HEAR what he said!!! Venus-ites Unite!

  8. Julie says:

    If only Linda had a blog……I bet she could tell us some Martian stories! :)

  9. Dreama says:

    Cherie: Yes, that’s pretty much how I hear things also!
    John: Remember, marriage is the last important decision that a man will make.
    Linda really needs a blog!!

  10. Kenneth says:

    Hey, Bro. John now that will preach! We don’t have to worry about the Venus-ites Uniting, it would take a day and a half just to get ready. Ha Ha!

  11. Julie says:

    Still waiting to listen to what you’re hearing…. :)

  12. Dreama says:

    I’m speaking and letting my voice be heard!!!!! You did it to us again, where are you?????

  13. Dale says:

    Hey,

    Did you call Extreme Blog Makeover or something? WOW, I can almost hear Ty and his people tearing it all down. I guess I should have stopped blogging sooner!?! Or, did you tell me you were going to do this and I just didn’t hear you?

    Dale

  14. Julie says:

    Anyone out there?

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