What Time Is It?

It's a simple question, really. "What time is it?" Typically, when you ask most people what time it is, they glance at their watch, or at the nearest clock, and give you an accurate answer.

But as we've established, my ADD partner Jen is not like most people. Whenever I ask her what time it is, I only get the hour. "8-something." We've been together for nearly 7 years, and I don't think she's ever told me the minutes.

Although this has always annoyed me, I never brought it up until the other day. "What do you mean I only give the hour?" she asked.

"You never say it's 5:25 or 5:47, only that it's 5-something," I answered.

Jen thought about it for a moment and then explained, "Well, unless I have an appointment, I don't need to know the exact time. I know if it's 6-something I should be making dinner. If it's 10-something I should be winding down for the night. What do I care about the minutes?"

To me, this seems like an ineffective timetable, but she does have a point. I don't technically need to know the minutes, either, in most situations. It's just standard practice. That's why we have clocks with a minute hand. And that's why, when I ask what time it is, I'm expecting more than one number.

I should probably start wearing a watch.

Comments

[Kali]

God I can so relate to this post! I do the same thing...our 7th wedding anniversary was last week and I kept telling everyone we were married for eight. It was a big deal for him but for me I figure, "OK, its less than a decade..." Sounds good to me...

[Charity]

I talked to my husband about this, and we both ended up in a heap of laughter because he said "No, you ain't like that. Whenever I ask you what time it is, you always say 'It's two!' Even when it's five, you still say 'It's two!' Everything is always two o'clock for you!" LOL