I keep grinding my teeth. Is that a thing?
I just paid 4 dollars and forty-nine cents for a can of vegetarian refried beans–is that a thing?
I want to live my life over. Is that a thing?
I don’t want to go to the Scott Joplin concert, is that a thing?
The thing is, I cannot keep asking other people about my “things.” They aren’t listening half the time anyway.

Just like you: You aren’t listening either, are you?
That’s right. You’re thinking about your things.