and I asked her opinion about something with a measurement.
I said I was thinking something should be 4 1/2 inches high, and she said it should be 3 1/2 inches. When I said it should be higher, she said angrily, “Why do you ask my opinion when you just do what you want anyway?”
It opened my eyes, and made me realize I just wanted her to validate my idea, not have input. And I realized she was right – 3 1/2 was right after all. I gotta listen to her.
Something happened at work this week. I’ve been having some trouble over the last year with a female co-worker who I occasionally do projects for, but who I don’t report directly to. She’s not nearly as experienced as me, has never really done my job, but has no trouble telling me how to do my job. When she and I have a disagreement, I go to my boss. When she finds out I went to him, she blows up at me. That happened again this week, but it makes me see how my wife feels when I don’t trust her opinions.
And if I ask myself, “How am I like that?” I see some traits of my own that I really don’t like.
Hopefully, I’m learning something from all of this.