Story 12. Hold That Thought.
Kate and Susan are best friends.
Like most friends, they have a lot of things in common.
My cat is so funny, Kate told Susan.
Today...
Just then, Susan broke in, I have a cat too.
She's orange.
Kate didn't like how Susan had interrupted her.
It made Kate feel like her words were not important.
Kate's mom understood.
She told Kate that stepping on others' words was a bad habit.
Kind of like sucking your thumb.
Kate remembered how hard it had been to stop sucking her thumb.
She also remembered how her mom's gentle reminders had helped.
The next day, Susan broke in again while Kate was talking.
Susan, when you interrupt me like that, it hurts my feelings.
I'm sorry, Kate.
I didn't know.
With Kate's help, Susan learned to hold her thoughts until it was her turn to talk.
She became a great listener, and the two girls became even better friends.
