Thursday, May 15, 2008

ASSumptions

So Mr. Samoa was at work, and he was talking to this guy. Something came up, and the guy was like, "You'll understand when you have kids." Mr. Samoa kind of gave him the smile and nod. The guy was like, "No, really, you'll understand when you have kids."

Mr. Samoa didn't bother to correct him, a decision with which I don't necessarily disagree, as to do so could get messy in a business environment. However. Making ASSumptions like this are unwise, people! I mean, we just don't like the little buggers. What if he had been talking to someone who was having fertility problems or whose wife had had like 9457457 miscarriages or something- how would they have felt? You have no way to know what's going on with people's reproductive decisions/opportunities. Therefore, stay AWAY from the "when" word, people! You don't know if it's a "when" unless the kid is standing there right in front of you, in plain view. Actually, staying away from "when" is a good decision in general, IMO.

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