John doesn’t feel guilty, and he doesn’t actually wonder if he should teach his children to dispose of garbage appropriately. He *is* discouraged, and in that moment feels as though his efforts won’t make any difference, when there are so many people who don’t care. Looks like Michael got the point, though.
Some women have an easy time reaching or maintaining their desired weight. We just learn not to broadcast it.
Some men have a hard time losing weight. They’re under less cultural pressure to do so, and are probably less likely to bother, especially with those last few pounds. Those that continue to struggle with their weight don’t talk about it much - not a “guy talk” thing, really.
Wow, runar…. there are lots of women who are homemakers who aren’t religious, let alone fundamentalist. (And your comment wouldn’t fit the majority of religious-types, either.)
howtheduck: The ignition is important, but it wouldn’t be hard to drive without a speedometer! Given how often people fail to signal while driving, I don’t expect that a missing indicator would making driving that much more difficult. If John’s compunctious about signalling, he could always use hand signals. ;-)
Wolfdreamer: John’s taking Michael out to do something together. For 6 (?) year-old Michael, this is an adventure. It would not be “fun” in the driveway - it would be “work”. For John, this is a creative effort at father-son time - and it turns out to be a bit more of an adventure than he expected. :-)
Who hasn’t been irritated when interrupted? John’s wrong that this is a missed opportunity, though. Having realized it, he could apologize for yelling, and play with his kid. What a great opportunity - to acknowledge that grown-ups make mistakes too. But maybe he’s too proud. (I know I often am…)
Another possible reason for changing the words: “Worse” means that being a mother and being a teacher are “bad”, just one more so than the other. The revised version keeps the exhaustion, but doesn’t say that either is a bad thing.
John doesn’t feel guilty, and he doesn’t actually wonder if he should teach his children to dispose of garbage appropriately. He *is* discouraged, and in that moment feels as though his efforts won’t make any difference, when there are so many people who don’t care. Looks like Michael got the point, though.