He’s busy. She’s just wandering around looking for something to do. The obvious logical course of action solves 4 problems. First, he can finish what he is doing without further interruption. Second, she has something to keep her busy. Third, the deck gets stained. Fourth, since she stains the deck, she can’t complain about him doing it wrong.
Of course, that’s a fantasy-world solution…
He’s busy. She’s just wandering around looking for something to do. The obvious logical course of action solves 4 problems. First, he can finish what he is doing without further interruption. Second, she has something to keep her busy. Third, the deck gets stained. Fourth, since she stains the deck, she can’t complain about him doing it wrong. Of course, that’s a fantasy-world solution…