Answer a Question with a Question...

[Kaila]

Or does it show that we are creative and interesting people?

 

[StarSong]

Oh, I vote that we go with your take on this, @Kaila.

Do you sometimes struggle for a good reply on this thread?

 

[Tish]

Why do you ask?

 

[hollydolly]

Did you hear me asking for something ?

 

[Rosemarie]

Perhaps you need to shout louder?

 

[hollydolly]

I get a sore throat if I shout, anyone else get the same ?

 

[Kaila]

When you get a sore throat, do you begin to wonder which of all the possible causes?
OR, do you just simply have a glass of water?

 

[StarSong]

Since I rarely get a sore throat I start off with some water.
Does your body tend to show the same early symptom for most illnesses? Maybe a sore throat, headache, sinus pain, or upset stomach?

 

[Kaila]

Is that a theory of yours? Or does your body do that?

(No, I don't think mine does)

 

[StarSong]

My friend's first illness symptom is invariably a headache. Any upper respiratory infection first presents as a sore throat in my daughter. One of my sons gets an earache before other cold/flu symptoms appear. My son in law gets it in his sinuses. I tend to get chills and rarely get the other symptoms I mentioned.

Do you think this is uncommon?

 

[Kaila]

It might be very common and moreso than I'd realized; Do you think so?

 

[Tish]

I very much doubt it, what proof do you have?

 

[Rosemarie]

Since I rarely get a sore throat I start off with some water.
Does your body tend to show the same early symptom for most illnesses? Maybe a sore throat, headache, sinus pain, or upset stomach?

I was thinking of starting a thread on this subject.
Do we all get warning signs when we are about to succumb to illness?

 

[StarSong]

I don't know if it's common because my information is anecdotal and limited to my own circle. That's why I was asking if others notice the same phenomena in themselves or people close to them. Might just be coincidences among my group.

For instanace, I've never, ever had a hangover. When I drank waay too much I might have vomited, but whether I kept it all down or not, I never suffered consequences the next day. No headache, stomachache, thirst, etc. Always felt fine the following morning, no matter how much I partied the night before. When my husband and I were dating he was astounded by this, particularly the Mondays after Super Bowl Sundays.

Every human has a slightly different physiology. That's why it's not a stretch for me to wonder why some people get headaches at the drop of a hat (pun intended) and others virtually never do. Ditto sore throats.

That was what I was asking about.

p.s. I'm a light drinker, and always have been, occasional evenings of debauchery in my twenties aside.

To answer @Rosemarie's question, yes I do get warning signs. Same question: Do others also?

 

[Rosemarie]

Yes, I do. I very rarely get headaches, so if I do, I know there's something wrong. For me, the warning signs are usually sneezing and a nose bleed.
My husband used to notice that the children had a funny smell when they were about to be ill. Anyone else experience that?

 

[Tish]

Yes, I did but I also could tell by their eyes, could you?

 

[hollydolly]

In your family do you all have the same colour eyes ?

 

[Rosemarie]

Yes, my husband and I and all our children have blue eyes.
Do you think people sometimes question the parentage of a child because of their eye colour?

 

[hollydolly]

Would you think it unusual if half the family have brown eyes and the other half blue/green or grey ?.... (that's our family)

 

[Rosemarie]

Isn't it odd that a couple can have any number of children and each one will be unique?

 

[mike4lorie]

Are the couple Unique?

 

[hollydolly]

Were your parents very different from each other in personality or looks ?

 

[mike4lorie]

do you choose your family or friends

 

[Rosemarie]

Generally, do you think people tend to marry within their own class and social standing?

 

[Kaila]

Don't many look for common values or interests, instead?