At long last, my articulate daughter speaks clearly on the phone.
I have been laughing because it occurred to me that Claire's speech is now clear as a bell. In her early 20s she spoke so rapidly, she was impossible to understand on the phone. An unintelligible blur: "Gowatmbyad."
"What did you say?" I asked. "Gowatmbyad." I thought I was going deaf. Thought seriously about getting a hearing aid.
Claire, 29, was articulate at a young age. People were amazed. She talked before walking.
In her early 20s, she spoke like a machine gun. With two part-time jobs and in college, she was always in a hurry. I could only understand Claire when she was in front of me: saw her facial expressions and body language.
Yesterday Claire called and I understood every word. Perhaps working remotely three days/week has trained Claire to speak more slowly and clearly.
This morning, I called her dad. Terry experienced the same thing.
"Claire has more confidence," Terry said. "She has grown tremendously. People at work appreciate her. Claire talks with customers all day." Bravo!
Did you experience this with your child?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I've always loved fast talkers. My ex is one. All my kids have the fast talkers gene. Keep up or miss out.
MrBeelzeebubbles
Level 7
Nov 4, 2019
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Do claire and terry work together? 
demifeministgal
Level 8
Nov 4, 2019
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Terry is my ex-husband. He is the father of our daughter Claire.
@LiterateHiker no I know who he is... just the comment he made "People at work appreciate her. Claire talks with customers all day." made me wonder how he knew that.... unless they worked together. 
Often Claire calls Terry while she's driving home from work. He hears how her job is going.
When I can't understand my two, my revenge is I make up bizarre words and ask them what that word means. My daughter often says that is not what I said, my son just gets mad and says never mind. That is IRL to boot.
azzow2
Level 9
Nov 3, 2019
2
Hilarious!
Beautiul pics Thanks for sharing
RoyMillar
Level 9
Nov 3, 2019
1
Thank you. I love the picture of Claire and me talking.
Didn't know the elephant was so close. Yikes! Watching the circus, Claire looks worried.
She stretched out my shirts by hanging onto the neckline.
well that is a stretchy memory you will remember or ever
YES! And that, compounded for my daughter by 4yrs of univ. in Orange, CA, with the "upspeak" patterns that drove me mad! The following evolution was her study abroad and relocation to New Zealand, where it now takes my brain 4-5 days to start translating the kiwi accent along with their rapid speech patterns. Fortunately, my dear grandies and I can always understand one another!
tinkercreek
Level 8
Nov 3, 2019
2
I appreciate your kind and wise reply. Had no idea this is a widespread problem with young women today.
In high school, I took debate classes. Learned to speak clearly and persuasively and think on my feet.
@LiterateHiker It is my belief that the instant-gratification electronics culture has something to do with it. Speech, and the social skills of communication, are experienced as time wasted in their world. Sad, indeed, but in maturing into their 30's with the typical life and work experience seems to balance that out for most.
I would also talk so rapidly that I could not be understood
WayneDalton
Level 8
Nov 3, 2019
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It's pretty common with young women I think. We had a couple of 20 year old part time workers at work a few years ago. They talked so fast, I swear I couldn't understand a thing they said.
Eazyduzzit
Level 7
Nov 3, 2019
2
Thank you! Thought I was going deaf.
Baby J is only four months old tomorrow.. She doesn't speak yet but im totally looking forward to it!
Cutiebeauty
Level 9
Nov 3, 2019
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AttilaThePun
Level 4
Nov 3, 2019
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No butpeopletellMe ItalkToofast.
And my L.A. accent is hard to understand.
moosepucky
Level 7
Nov 3, 2019
2
Omigosh, yes. I’d say what a couple times and then an I don’t understand you talk slower and would get ‘whatever’ from her and she’d walk away. She’d be mad and I’d be whatever and forget about it. She’s not too bad now.
lazylee
Level 5
Nov 3, 2019
1
Thank you! Thought I was alone.
I'm happy for your breakthrough moment, at a young age my daughter and I often had talks as we still do of shoes, of ships, and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. Not to mention what the next upgrades will be on our old AT clone, or where to take the dirt bike next. 
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Nov 3, 2019
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