Episode 95 – Silence Speaks Volumes (and None of It Is Good)…

Silence – The Bully’s Favorite Weapon

You know what wrecks my head sometimes? When people think that silence makes them smart, powerful, or mysterious. Let me tell you something: it doesn’t make you clever. It makes you controlling, childish, and just a little bit pathetic.

Take Bully and Fanny, for example. They love to go mute the minute things don’t go their way. Ask a reasonable question? Crickets. Raise a fair point about property? Suddenly, they’ve joined a monastery.

So, what’s the game here?

Silence is their weapon of choice. It’s not because they’re deep thinkers (please, they’re about as deep as a puddle in August). It’s because silence gives them a sense of power. They don’t have the guts for an honest conversation, so they punish you by withholding words. It’s like a toddler holding their breath until they turn blue, except toddlers usually grow out of it.

What Silence REALLY Means ( It’s Not Wisdom!)

Let’s break it down: when silence comes after all the chaos, sneakiness, and general stupidity Bully has been up to, it doesn’t make him strong; it makes him look GUILTY. Here’s what it actually says about him:

1. “I Know I’m Caught”.
If he truly believed he was right, he’d be shouting it from the rooftops. Silence is his way of saying, “I’ve got no good excuse for this mess.”


2. Coward in Disguise.
He thinks being silent makes him mysterious. No, love, it makes you look like a sulky teenager who is avoiding consequences.


3. Control Game.
Withholding answers is the last tool in his box of tricks. He can’t win with facts, so he plays the only card left: manipulation.


4. Damage Control Mode.
He’s not meditating on a mountaintop; he’s scrambling behind the scenes, rewriting the story to make himself the victim.


5. Emotional Immaturity
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Adults use words to fix problems. Bully uses silence like duct tape, messy, temporary, and obvious.

So, Bully is permanently using the mute button strategy. Remember this: silence speaks volumes. And what it’s screaming is, “I’ve got no leg to stand on.”

Until then, I’ll keep talking, loud, proud, and unbothered. Because someone around here needs to speak the truth.


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14 responses to “Episode 95 – Silence Speaks Volumes (and None of It Is Good)…”

  1. You’re ahead on this game.

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    1. I sure hope so Peggy 🧡 But with this crew who knows!

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  2. “They love to go mute the minute things don’t go their way. Ask a reasonable question? Crickets. Raise a fair point about property? Suddenly, they’ve joined a monastery.”

    There’s a new term the kids these days are using to describe this. “Ghosting” 🙂

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    1. Absolutely.. I think I could actually write a book about my experiences with ghosting. Thank you for stopping by. 🧡

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  3. Silence has always been overhyped and loudness castigated. But I guess both are required in judicious measures.

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    1. I completely agree, there’s wisdom in both silence and sound. Silence can be healing, reflective, even powerful… but sometimes, raising your voice, making noise, or standing your ground is just as necessary. Like most things, it’s all about balance. Knowing when to listen and when to speak—when to be still and when to stir the air. 🧡

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  4. Beautiful post great work and share 🙏

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    1. Thank you so much 🧡

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  5. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
    Willie Torres Jr.

    Well said. Silence can reveal more than words ever could.

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    1. Thank you, Willie. It’s strange, isn’t it, how the quiet can sometimes speak the loudest? There’s a kind of truth that only lives in stillness. I’m learning to listen more. 🧡

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      1. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
        Willie Torres Jr.

        Being still and slow to speak is one of the hardest things to do but, oh how, we Honor the Lord when we do…

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      2. So true… It takes real strength to hold silence in a noisy world. But in that stillness, there’s a kind of reverence — like we’re finally listening instead of performing. A sacred pause, if ever there was one. 🧡

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      3. Willie Torres Jr. Avatar
        Willie Torres Jr.

        Absolutely, it’s in that quiet that we truly hear and connect.

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      4. 100% Willie.

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