Women in the supermarket ask their teenage daughters their opinion and then argue with them about it.
"Should we get more tacos?"
"No, we still have one and we're not making them this week."
"But I like to have some on hand." (Daughter then blankly silent.)
I have to wonder why she even asked.
Do they even ask their sons? Come to think of it, I think I have heard women do this to husbands as well. It must mean something.
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Thinking out loud? Arguing with yourself by proxy?
We have one taco? That's already a good argument for getting more tacos.
It has taken me many years to understand that a question like that from my wife to me does not literally mean "Should we get more tacos?". It is more "give me a status report on the state of our taco supply".
My opinion on the need for more tacos is neither desired nor relevant.
I find this style of conversation distressingly prevalent everywhere, regardless of sex or family connection. So much conversation seems to be an invitation to take either side of a position I didn't care much about to begin with. I'm amazed how many people are willing to adopt the opposite position instinctively. Often the form is "Do you think ___ is behind such-and-such a phenomenon?" or "Do you think ____ is going to happen?"
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