It's the opposite in our house. My husband says, quite frequently, "I know you weren't listening to a word I said. What did I say if you were listening?"
Yikes!!!
Well, that is the clear exception to an otherwise pretty ironclad rule...kinda like having a man immediately ask for directions.
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