Do any of you have a different reaction between offering to do something, very publicly and very often, and between someone assuming you will do the exact same thing?

I'm asking because yesterday a teacher assumed I would do for her what I had offered to do the week before (before a deadline had passed) for another teacher and it just chapped me.

I'm so sorry, Fred. I hope things work out for the little guy....

Good luck to all of you, Fred.

Do any of you have a different reaction between offering to do something, very publicly and very often, and between someone assuming you will do the exact same thing?

Yeah, absolutely.

Definitely, Kat. I also have a very different reaction to being asked if I will do something, even if it is a fairly perfunctory request, and it being assumed that I will do it.

I get all twisted about "we" as in, "We need to get some estimates and work out a budget for this project."

"We?" Do you mean, "me"? Because if it's me, it'll take a little bit longer than if we are ALL working on this project. So let us be clear that we is me.

Green tea is good for me, right? I'm trying to convince my stomach it's a good substitute for eating lunch at 10:15.

"We?" Do you mean, "me"? Because if it's me, it'll take a little bit longer than if we are ALL working on this project. So let us be clear that we is me.

Man, my incompetent!boss does this all the time. "We need to make a PDF of such-and-such article...."

And I say, "*We*? Did you get new software for your computer that will allow you to open Quark XPress files? Because if you didn't, then I think you mean 'Steph' instead of 'we'."

It's not diplomatic to use "we" in that situation; it's passive-aggressive.

I love tea, and drink huge vats of it every day, but I can't drink it on an empty stomach.

Oh Fred, I'm sending vibes out for Teddy!

Definitely, Kat, especially if time has passed between the two.

What are you having for lunch Dana? Maybe it could be elevensies?