I'm Fine
Such an innocuous phrase. I use it all the time.
“Do you need help with that?”
“No, no. I’m fine.”
It’s how I was raised. Asking for help, according to my father, was being dependent. Accepting help, according to my mother, was taking advantage of other people’s good nature. As a result, I don’t need help with anything. I can do it all myself. And if I can’t, I'll find a work around or I decide it doesn’t really need doing. Anything but admit,
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