Today's pet peeve (more to come, time allowing)
Why is this sentence so incredibly difficult for some men to swallow: "Please teach me how to do it?" I was blessed with a dad who taught, but so often I run into men who seem unduely invested in them knowing and me needing. I swear they will put their bodies between me and the task to prevent my seeing how it's done, and then act (key word: act) all offended when I keep coming back with the same need.
Now, in fairness, "could you do it for me" comes more easily to me, as well. This is an old dance, and I've had my moves, too. But it's gotten very old. I'm tired of it. But there are going to be changes. I will keep forcing the words "please teach" out of my mouth, and whether the response is that I learn peer-to-peer or that the Wizard's curtain gets ripped and he's exposed in his manly gutchies, I don't care.
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