Since I began talking I’ve been known for my big mouth.
As a young child all I did was talk. Talk. Talk. Talk.
I’d talk to my family, friends and complete strangers, basically whoever would listen to me! Maybe talking isn’t horrible, but it quickly became apparent that my favorite subject to discuss was myself. What can I say? I think I’m pretty awesome [insert laugh track here]….that and extremely vain!
My parents tried to quiet my by throwing books at me to read in hopes of shutting me up. It worked, sort of. What happened was the more I read, the greater my vocabulary became. I no longer was just talking; I was now using enormous verbiage while running my mouth nonstop!
As I hit adolescence I began to be known for my lack of filtering. What is filtering? You know, the concept of thinking about what you say before it explodes out of your mouth!? I lack that. Honestly, I don’t do it on purpose – though many of my family and friends may beg to differ – but instead of filtering before, verbal vomit comes spewing out of my mouth.
At about 12 years old, I began to journal. It was a great way for me to write down what I did that day and document exciting (and boring) days of my life. I journaled almost religiously through my teenage years and into my early 20’s. I now have volumes of journals, which I pull out occasionally and enjoy reading and reliving the events of my past.
In 2008 I decided to start a blog. I started my blog on my MySpace page (remember MySpace?) and began to transition from my physical journal to an online blog. For the first several months, I tried really hard to continue writing in my journal, but it quickly became apparent that (1) I didn’t have that much time and (2) I was re-writing what I had just typed on my blog. Not long after I started my blog, I stopped journaling.
I lasted on MySpace about five months before making the switch to Blogger. It was when I started my blogger blog, did I need to come up with a name.
“Cori’s Big Mouth” wasn’t my first choice for the name of my blog. Remember how I said I was slightly vain? I wanted my blog name to be It’s All About Me, or Me, Me, Me. (I warned you!) Sadly, all those variations were taken. Apparently there are other vain people in the world! It took me awhile to come up with the right name, but suddenly it hit me – Cori’s Big Mouth. Everyone I know is always saying “your big mouth is going to get you in trouble” or “it’s thanks to your big mouth that you didn’t get in trouble.” My big mouth was already famous within my friends and family; why not make it my blog name? It was that day that Cori’s Big Mouth debuted!
My mouth has gotten me in trouble many times. Once I start talking I cannot stop and tend to (not filter) tell people what I think. However, it has also helped me in various scenarios.
I can just about talk my way out of anything. As a child, I would talk my way out punishments. I would get to talking and talk my parents into circles. It wasn’t long before they either forgot about the punishment or ended it because the punishment was hurting them …. not me!
I also tend to have impeccable timing when it comes to talking. While my dad and sister have impeccable timing when it comes to jokes, I use my mouth to jump into any conversation and add my input.
My big mouth has also helped me feel confident in front of groups of people. (I’m weird….I enjoy public speaking). It also allows me to stand-up to people and protect myself and loved ones. I am not shy and am willing to stick-up for those I love.
Finally, my big mouth helps me have LOTS and LOTS of fun posts to share. While I blog primarily for myself and family, to document different events in our lives, but I also love to share the silly stories that encompass my life and my big mouth!
You’ll have to stop by my blog and see what shenanigans my big mouth gets me in (and out of)!
Blog: Cori’s Big Mouth
Twitter: @corisbigmouth
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