tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post6470809741398983893..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Mercy and Grace: Long Forgotten Virtues? - by Susan Jane Smith BScKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-39734287855512990062012-10-12T17:55:31.213+01:002012-10-12T17:55:31.213+01:00Yes, I recognise that all too well, Catherine. I c...Yes, I recognise that all too well, Catherine. I complain about something I'm struggling with, and am immediately offered two or three solutions by my practical Scot. I rage because I've already thought of them! And rejected them for one reason or another. Does he think I'm so thick I can't come up with the obvious solutions!<br />As you say, what I'm looking for is sympathy about how difficult it all is, not solutions I've already dismissed.<br />Any advice on this, Sue?Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-87646563611107721502012-10-12T16:14:10.709+01:002012-10-12T16:14:10.709+01:00One of the most useful pieces of advice I ever hea...One of the most useful pieces of advice I ever heard along these lines was that women will complain and expect a little sympathy, (which is what women so often offer to other women) while men will immediately offer solutions: 'I feel awful' - 'well go and see the doctor' - when what you actually want is for the man in your life to say 'oh dear, sit down, I'll make you a cup of tea/fetch you a drink.' As soon as it was pointed out to me I realised the truth of it - plus the unreasoning rage that the 'solution' inspires! Husband saw it too, to the extent that we laugh about it now - and it's something I've passed onto my son! Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-74302729958381811132012-10-12T08:51:56.961+01:002012-10-12T08:51:56.961+01:00Good post.
I know I don't think about mercy a...Good post.<br /><br />I know I don't think about mercy as a concept.<br /><br />If there are disputes in our house rather than shouting either the house gets cleaned or the dog gets a long walk! Lynne Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697330164705623835noreply@blogger.com