Hmmmm. I don't know what to think in regards to your H and that not driveworthy vehicle. At least Mr. W's is in storage so I don't have to look at it--and it also doesn't have a title.
Quote: And I am so sick of hearing him say he "didn't mean to" do whatever it is he chooses to do or that he will "try" to do something instead of just doing it or that things just "skip his mind". This to me is now like nails on a chalkboard. Which is something I need to get past because sometimes that is legitimate, but right now, there it is.
I'm WONDERING if you really SHOULD get past this? If this were one of my kids and this was standard operating procedure, I would be telling them (which I do): "Sometimes it is not enough just to say I'm sorry and that you didn't mean to do it. If the behavior is repetitive, it is a problem and you are just spewing meaningless words." IOW, I would be following up that statement with the sentiment that it is an excuse.
BTW, to my older audiences, I follow that up with a moral too: Excuses are like A$$holes--everybody has got one!
Why don't these people mean to do these thoughtless things? (I'm not being flippant either.) Why does the world let them get away with this type of response? I know, if we find the solution, we're going to be making a lot of money selling the advice.
I'm really just posing questions aloud and via keyboard--not posing them to you personally, Wonder. But the issue really pisses me off. Mr. W. is not perpetually guilty of this sin, but my brother is, and it irritates the daylights out of me. He points to the environment or the circumstance for the pitfalls in the choices he makes.
Maybe we should lead a throttling class to help all of us deal with these people more effectively? So that we can say, "I can't help it? I didn't mean to hurt you?"
Anyway, sorry for the UGH posting. Welcome back and glad to see you back here.
Betsey
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Betsey 
