The first answer is "no." Doesn't it seem that way? When you call customer service, they say no. When you try to bend a rule, they say no. The powers that be, whoever they are, often greet any request with "no."
Do I do that too? Is my first answer "no"? Maybe I hesitate because I think I might be imposing, or because I think someone doesn't mean what they say, or because I am too shy?
With my children and family, I always try to make my first response "yes," but I don't think I am readily positive that much with others. Something I've noticed, more lately than ever before. In friendships, the closer the friendship grows, the more "yes" responses occur, and "no" just drops out of the conversation.
In a world often filled with "no," those "yes" words are sweet.
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