snips and snails and puppy dog tails
I've had a little writer's block lately, which is weird for me. Usually, if i just sit down and write, it all comes out. But lately, it's been sticky. Twice in a row, i sat down to write, spent minutes and hours pounding something out, only to not publish it. One of those times, i was trying to illustrate the difference between a man's and a woman's response to frustration. I couldn't remember the real-life example that made me think of it, so i attempted to write a silly story to illustrate my point. Turned out to be way too much story, and not nearly enough point, so i abandoned ship. Thankfully, my though-having super hero gave me the quintessential example for modern day Americans, and i am back to writing. My point (spoiler alert) is that men and women express emotion, often the very same emotion, in very different ways. To make it worse, they can respond to exactly the same stimulus, with completely different emotions. The instruction (s...