At times of stress or exhaustion or fear, a jabbering voice in my head often cranks up.

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Fear of widowing my wife, or of never getting to watch my kids grow up.

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Or who is just more obnoxiously insistent, a trait I can attribute to my own sex without fear of repercussions.

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Or knowing that my teachers, police officers and firefighters are already under-appreciated but now face fear like that of which I have every day?

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Because I still have a deathly fear of offending someone or talking about something way off-topic, I often hold my hand over my mouth in meetings to keep from speaking.

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