Nebulasaurus
1 min readJan 19, 2023

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When I was a kid, I remember a couple of times when my mom mixed up her words when talking to me, and then I would use it as an excuse to do the opposite of what she wanted. Then she would say, "do as I mean, not as I say".

Obviously, a person's words are the first tier of conveying intent. But if someone makes a correction, or gives you other evidence of what they really mean, then you should let them fix their message.

My mom messed up her words, but ultimately, I was the one being a little brat.

My sloppy wording in my first comment has given you an excuse not to listen to anything else I've said. I obviously can't know whether you're deliberately being a bad actor, or whether you truly just don't understand why what you are doing is wrong, but either way, I've come to the conclusion that this isn't a conversation that I will learn anything else from.

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Nebulasaurus
Nebulasaurus

Written by Nebulasaurus

I think most people argue for what they want to believe, rather than for what best describes reality. And I think that is very detrimental to us getting along.

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