Man, I had one of those communication short circuits the other day too. I forget what it was about but I asked my wife if she would like my help. She said no. Later, she insinuated that it didn't get done because I didn't help. I told her that I had offered my help, and she told me I hadn't. I told her that it was and still is an offer - guess what, she responded by telling me that I wasn't offering, if I was I would have phrased it differently!
“No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. ” – Albert Einstein