((((((((((Chicory)))))))))))
I agree with TJP...you don't need to be a good listener to this stuff.
Many years ago...my husband at the time used to come home griping about a work situation every single evening. Every freaking night this same spiel all heated up about the same things...I got really tired of the gripe fest...and the anger.
One day I told him I was tired of hearing it and if he wasn't willing to do something about it, I wasn't willing to hear about it anymore. Don't tell me about it anymore.
And then I wouldn't listen to another single word.
It helped. alot.