Soundproof

Admit it, you can’t hear what I just said

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For years, my sister chided me that I was missing half of what she said. But I had been trying to tune out my sister’s chidings for six decades, so I assumed my brain had fallen into the habit of selectively muting her.

Then my boyfriend told me to get my hearing checked. He appreciated that I allowed him to play his music louder than his previous…