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Pretty obvious

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If there's one thing I'm self aware about, it's the fact that I'm not the world's greatest communicator. Growing up, my mother would always tell me people are not mind readers, nor are they prophets. In the event that I had to air out a grievance, no one could tell by looking at my face. I remember the hindrance to my ability to communicate, was the angst I would often feel. As a seven year old, I would have rather gnawed on a raw potato, than talk to a distant relative on the phone. Thankfully, I am mostly past such feelings now.  A more apparent challenge I face with communicating, is assuming that an issue is apparent for all to see. What tends to happen is that I end up in  a misunderstanding, due to the fact that, I may have omitted sharing certain information. The reason being that, I assumed it was obvious and not really something to prioritize sharing, or it seems to be unnecessary information. Such mishaps have had me on the receiving end of qui...