Yeah i have this problem with my partner. I say something innocuous, he creates a whole cinematic universe about what I meant with the sentence and refuses to adjust once I explain that he misunderstood. It’s absolutely tiring.
I think I might be doing this with my mom. In my defense, she has earned this mental model I have of her. I’ve given her the benefit of the doubt enough times and got burned by it.
Yeah i have this problem with my partner. I say something innocuous, he creates a whole cinematic universe about what I meant with the sentence and refuses to adjust once I explain that he misunderstood. It’s absolutely tiring.
I think I might be doing this with my mom. In my defense, she has earned this mental model I have of her. I’ve given her the benefit of the doubt enough times and got burned by it.