Just So You Know…
There's a call some people make whose only point is to make sure you know that they know. No help attached, no comfort, just the letting-you-know. On the relative who watches everything you do and supports none of it, and what to do once you see what the watching was for.
What Survives a No
There's the call where someone asks how you're doing, and the other one, the one that only comes when something needs fixing. If you get a lot more of the second kind, this is about the boundary that finally tells you the difference.
Why You Say Yes When You Mean No
Most people decide and then answer. Some of us answer and then find out what we decided.