Big Mouth

I'm one of those people who can be extremely quiet in certain circumstances or shy away from people, just wanting to leave as soon as possible.  I'm also one of those people who sometimes get talking and feel like I need an intervention in order to stop.  I once worked at a large grocery and retail chain and an older woman complimented me on being soft spoken.  She said that it was a rare trait.  I took pride in that compliment.  But, there are also those who think of me as a big mouth, who doesn't know when to stop talking.  I guess I'm a little of both, but unfortunately, after a certain recent event, I think those on the 'big mouth' side of things may be vindicated in their belief.

I went to my periodontist to be diagnosed for TMJ because of a hearing problem I've been having, and they're asking me a lot of questions and taking measurements and such, and they asked me to open my mouth as big as I can.  Then they took measurements.  The dentist said "52", and the assistant said "52?", and the dentist repeated, "52!".  Then they both said that is the biggest measurement they had ever taken.  I'm not sure what the units of measurement were, but I'm not sure it matters.  All I know is that it is has just been scientifically proven that I have a very big mouth.  Now I'm just holding out hope that big mouths can be soft spoken too!