Eilonwy
Vulnerability
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- Oct 12, 2009
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It's been pointed out to me that my siblings and I have a habit of answering "I guess" to some yes or no questions.
For example:
"Do you want an omelet for breakfast?"
"I guess."
My initial guess is that, when we were little, to answer "no" would get us chastised or criticized, so instead we would reluctantly agree by being noncommittal, then it became a habit.
I'm interested in other takes on this, though, so what would cause the children in a family to often answer noncommittally to innocuous questions?
For example:
"Do you want an omelet for breakfast?"
"I guess."
My initial guess is that, when we were little, to answer "no" would get us chastised or criticized, so instead we would reluctantly agree by being noncommittal, then it became a habit.
I'm interested in other takes on this, though, so what would cause the children in a family to often answer noncommittally to innocuous questions?