“If You Don’t Mind”
“If you don’t mind” trips off the tongue.
Whenever I say “I’m going to ABC”, “if you don’t mind” quickly follows like a hare out of the gate.
I didn’t realise I did it until someone once pointed it out to me. Now I’m conscious of it and I know I do it all the time.
Whether this is just a polite way of saying I’m going to do something or something much deeper like a need for affirmation or permission I’m not quite sure.
But even though it might mind I’m trying my best to do away with “if you don’t mind”……..
Simple Pilgrim 
I’ll click on the star button here, if you don’t mind. 😊
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I don’t mind, if you don’t mind 😊
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I was critiqued for using “you know” too much. I tried to eliminate the phrase but the knowledge just made me aware every time I said it, disrupting my presentations. My Dad had the same problem trying to eradicate “the uh.”
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You are completely right, once you become aware you then become self conscious of the phrase which brings its own difficulties 😊
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Oh the memories this post has conjured up!! 😉 I think we ALL have little sayings we add to our thoughts; at least until someone points that out!! Yep, lots of memories! God Bless, Stuart!
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I’m glad you liked and it conjured up a few memories! We all do have our quirks! 😊
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