Word allowance for the day.

[NannaNoodleman]

My father has a unresearched and unfounded theory, which I'm beginning to buy in to, that people are pre-programmed to speak a certain amount of words a day.

So, some people are programmed with 1,000 words and some with 50,000.

When you've hit your maximum, conversation gets exhausting.

If you don't reach your quota, you feel the need to talk crap throughout dinner or while people are trying to watch a programme.

I've spent the last month in the "Why" stage with my preschooler. I've answered at least 7 million questions a day. My quota is used before 4pm and I have nothing left for adult conversation.

I think my dad might be onto something (based on my sample size of 1).

I definitely think different people have a different limit for daily chatting and social interaction in general.

Mine is quite low.

I love this!

I thought this was going to be about the book Vox by Christina Dalcher. The US government enforce a limit of 100 words per day on women in that.

Although 100 words a day sounds like heaven right now, I think I'd implode on that!!

I think he's onto something!

My dad reckons his brother (my uncle) has an incredibly high word quota. He'll phone some evenings and my dad barely says a word while uncle waffles. Dad thinks these are the days he hasn't had many conversations.

Same with their neighbour. She'll stand at the front door and unload a heap of (friendly) verbal at them.

I sometimes feel like I've got a surplus and end up on FaceTime chatting away to get my daily quota out.

This is definitely a thing. DH certainly found this during my first mat leave. Not so much the second