Your Pente game incident reminds me so clearly of what happens every time I try to do a project around the house with my H. He expects me to do all the research and buy and organize all the tools and materials. Then he invariably loses his temper because he doesn't know what he's doing and refuses to take instruction from me. So, I have to be desperate for assistance before I'll ask for his help.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver