I saw that a while back. Have you posted the link before? Esteemed Wife and I
have had this conversation frequently. I never really understood at the
necessary level until Ben came along.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Dec 14, 2013, at 11:39 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
> Those make sense, Bob.
>
> There’s a great video on the Internet called, “It’s not about the nail.” I
> have used that to educate my younger colleagues in dealing with their ladies.
> One of the key points is, “. . . you always try to fix things . . .” The
> inference being that ladies don’t necessarily want their problems fixed,
> merely to be heard.
>
> Nearly 7m have visited this video, so you may well have seen it:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4EDhdAHrOg
>
> So fixing is not always the best thing to do.
>
> Chis
>
> On 13 Dec 2013, at 17:13, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thanks! One foot in front of the other, one day at a time. I had my own
>> turning point with Ben when I realized that 1) it wasn't about me; and 2)
>> some things can't be fixed. Number 2 was particularly hard to accept because
>> we fellows are fixers, and if we can't fix it, we get clinically frustrated.
--
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