My spouse and I used to have a lot of conversations that went something like:
Spouse: "You failed to (something) because you (screwed the pooch).
Me: Yeah. Sorry, I’ve (unscrewed the pooch) and begun work on (something).
Spouse: But you (SCREWED THE POOCH) and failed to (something)!
Me: Yeah, sorry, but I’ve started fixing it.
Spouse: You really (screwed the pooch) this time! and (something) didn’t happen.
Me: Yeah. I’m working on it.
Spouse: But (SOMETHING) didn’t happen and…
Me: Walks out, yelling “The horse is DEAD already!” over shoulder
Either spouse has figured it out, or I’ve stopped (screwing the pooch) so much or something. No idea what we did to actually fix it, but it’s been a lot better for the last year or two.
My spouse and I used to have a lot of conversations that went something like:
Spouse: "You failed to (something) because you (screwed the pooch).
Me: Yeah. Sorry, I’ve (unscrewed the pooch) and begun work on (something).
Spouse: But you (SCREWED THE POOCH) and failed to (something)!
Me: Yeah, sorry, but I’ve started fixing it.
Spouse: You really (screwed the pooch) this time! and (something) didn’t happen.
Me: Yeah. I’m working on it.
Spouse: But (SOMETHING) didn’t happen and…
Me: Walks out, yelling “The horse is DEAD already!” over shoulder
Either spouse has figured it out, or I’ve stopped (screwing the pooch) so much or something. No idea what we did to actually fix it, but it’s been a lot better for the last year or two.