My daughter said it
"Dad, do you know what you're doing?", my daughter said.
I stopped what I was doing and looked at my little 4-year-old girl, shocked that I heard those words come out of her mouth. And I can't remember exactly what I said next, but I think it was something like... "Josie you should never say that to a man when he's working on a house project."
My next thought was where did she pick that up from? I know I've heard my mother-in-law say it before and I think I've heard my wife say it before too. But I never expected my four-year-old would already be saying it.
Did I look like I didn't know what I was doing as I was hanging a new light fixture? What is it about someone questioning us when we're doing something that just gets us? I know pride plays a big role and when I know what I'm doing (I've done it before) it's even tougher to hear. I think part of it is in the questioning of knowing what you're doing that hints at maybe he/she doesn't know what they're doing.
I'd rather hear, "Would you like some help?" Instead of the dreaded, "Do you know what you're doing?"
I stopped what I was doing and looked at my little 4-year-old girl, shocked that I heard those words come out of her mouth. And I can't remember exactly what I said next, but I think it was something like... "Josie you should never say that to a man when he's working on a house project."
My next thought was where did she pick that up from? I know I've heard my mother-in-law say it before and I think I've heard my wife say it before too. But I never expected my four-year-old would already be saying it.
Did I look like I didn't know what I was doing as I was hanging a new light fixture? What is it about someone questioning us when we're doing something that just gets us? I know pride plays a big role and when I know what I'm doing (I've done it before) it's even tougher to hear. I think part of it is in the questioning of knowing what you're doing that hints at maybe he/she doesn't know what they're doing.
I'd rather hear, "Would you like some help?" Instead of the dreaded, "Do you know what you're doing?"