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I was heading to my mom's for Christmas when my kid said "we forgot grandma's present". I said I'm glad you remembered now and not later. I could have imagined
by phkahler 4y ago
I was heading to my mom's for Christmas when my kid said "we forgot grandma's present". I said I'm glad you remembered now and not later. I could have imagined it differently but worse "wish you remembered before we left". So in this case different was worse for me.
- b3morales 4y agoInteresting observation. There are some people who would have responded in the latter fashion. They're generally quite unpleasant to be around, and perhaps that points to another "cause" for this apparent positivity bias. Persistent negativity might be selected against in both cultural and genetic evolution.
- phkahler 4y agoIt may be that I wanted to make my daughter feel better in spite of her (and my) mistake, rather than blame her.