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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Just admit when I don't know something. Awhile ago someone asked me why birds legs don't freeze when they're hopping around in the snow. I could've spouted some loose hypotheses, but instead I just acknowledged "I have no clue, would have to ask google."

With looser, more "the way things are" kinda life principles, it's helpful to remember that the world is a really big place, and how people act/what they value varies tremendously from place to place. So, "how people are" is actually usually just "how people I'm around are". This is why people are advised to be careful in choosing who they spend lots of time with.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

I guess another course of action is to turn it into a discussion. Like "I don't know, do you think birds have blood circulation in their legs?". Admitting not to know stuff and to ask follow-up questions is generally pretty good conversation making.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

This is great! I hate when my husband presents his best guess as fact. I don't care that he's guessing, just tell me it's a guess!

If I ask what cleaner to use on marble and he says "use the all purpose cleaner" tell me that's a guess! Because the all purpose cleaner has citric acid! That's bad for marble!

I try to check everything, and Google anything I'm unsure of. He just does whatever feels right and then later says, "how was i supposed to know tupperware goes on the top shelf of the dishwasher? I didn't have one growing up." If you've never used an appliance before, Google it!! I've used a dishwasher my whole life, but when I became responsible for the one in our home, I read the manual.