Girl, Interrupted (Complaint)

Cut off. Interrupted. I turn my face away from the person that cut me off and make a make to no one in particular. I was not done talking. I'm never really done talking (my rants continue silently) but I'd like to spit out one entire thought before giving you a chance to speak. It's only common courtesy, one should never just butt in a debate or discussion without giving the floor to whoever has the turn to talk. Why do we let this slide sometimes though? If we as members of society where arguments are so tied to our socializations, why do we let people interrupt us?

Because not everyone is rude and the majority of those who have spent a majority of their lives with civilization have a filter or some polite manner within them. It is commonly said that two wrongs won't make a right (but two lefts will!) so if I'm interrupted I usually don't interrupt them right back and say, "Excuse me, I was not finished." I only interfere if the topic we are discussing is something I am truly passionate about or whether this person has interrupted me before. If it is the first time, honest mistake. We all act rude sometimes. But if this is the norm within our conversations: no. I wait until they are finished because I am not inconsiderate like them and say, "I was not finished...[insert what I was going to say here]..."

One reasons as to why this might irk me considerably is because I know I have an inflated sense of self. I am aware that I can come off somewhat snobbish or elitist because in certain areas I am. I do not like when people interrupt me because for a split second I think, "What I am saying is more important than what you just interrupted me with." Usually it's true but I'm biased.

We live in an impatient society, ready to pounce on any opportunity to show off specific skill sets to impress, to gain a one-up on the rest of the people. But nothing can be accomplished if someone is blatantly cutting off someone's ideas or thoughts, leaving one person rude without correction and the one interrupted feeling resentment.

So shut up and let me talk.