Not a "fuck you" disguised as a thank you, just so we're clear. That's my sister, and it might go down better if she hears I messed up from someone else, that someone really thinks I shit the bed on something ...instead of me telling her another story that sounds like a lesson.
[who knows: maybe it won't work. but she doesn't mind being used as a cautionary tale in this case. she might have bristled a little otherwise.]
private voice
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Not a "fuck you" disguised as a thank you, just so we're clear. That's my sister, and it might go down better if she hears I messed up from someone else, that someone really thinks I shit the bed on something ...instead of me telling her another story that sounds like a lesson.
[who knows: maybe it won't work. but she doesn't mind being used as a cautionary tale in this case. she might have bristled a little otherwise.]