{"id":474,"date":"2012-01-03T19:07:06","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T01:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askmrsmom.com\/?p=474"},"modified":"2012-01-04T14:11:02","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T20:11:02","slug":"the-meaning-of-the-silence-is-deafening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askmrsmom.com\/?p=474","title":{"rendered":"The meaning of &#8220;the silence is deafening.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I \u00a0was going to make this a sad sap post about walking into my quiet, empty house after two weeks of being surrounded by family and my GRANDSON and understanding for the first time the true meaning of &#8220;the silence is deafening.&#8221; \u00a0But after I wrote the title, I looked up the original quote and it is really:<\/p>\n<p><q cite=\"http:\/\/quotationsbook.com\/quote\/38822\/\">If everybody thought before they spoke, the silence would be deafening.<\/q><\/p>\n<p>So rather than go on, I will stop here and simply post a snapshot of what I found while straightening a framed photograph on the shelves near the toy chest I keep for my adorable, perfect, constant energy, smiles and giggles grandson. 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