communication

No can be a complete sentence. This informative Tumblr thread does a deep dive on the differences between "Ask Culture" and "Guess Culture." At the very least, it'd be nice if some folks read this and are able to learn a helpful thing or two about being a more functional communicator. It can give someone who has a hard time saying no all kinds of anxiety if you continue to ask and ask, and guilt trip on top of that. Learning to accept a "no" right off the bat, is a crucial thing in life. Check out some more gold from Tumblr with these cooks that bonded over dysfunctional family members.

If you would have picked up the phone and made a call, this never would have happened.