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I avoided responding to a text for two weeks and now it’s driving me insane

Roby D'Ottavi Writer November 4, 2025 — 7.00pm

“Don’t leave me hanging on the telephone,” Blondie once sang, and I didn’t realise until recently that the lyric was actually about me.

There are text messages on my phone that I have not responded to for months. I have not lost the ability to use my hands due to petulance a la Doctor Strange. And no, I haven’t forgotten about these messages. So why can’t I reply?

There is one message in particular that is hard to explain. My cousin kindly asked me, “What is the name of your puppy?” I have sat on this message for two weeks. Not because I don’t know the name of my dog, but because I responded internally …

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