My Family Complained When I Gave My Sister My Old Car Until She Demanded My New One

when people have mistaken your restraint for surrender.

They think quiet means you are still deciding. They think quiet means you are wounded and processing, and they wait, comfortably, for you to arrive at the conclusion they have already arranged for you.

It rarely occurs to them that quiet can also mean that you are writing things down.

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