Talking at the same time won’t make a grievance go away. Face the music. You may find it’s more melodic than you think.
You don’t like beating out a friend, but business is business and you’re set on a prize. This person would have done the same in your shoes.
An endeavor that should have gone off easily (but didn’t) finally comes together today. Thank those who helped out. They went the distance.
There’s no talking reason to a relative. It’s not your job to get them to face facts. Life will do that soon enough.
Someone passes an opportunity on to you. Yesterday’s seconds? Hardly. You’re being handed a prize that this person will fight to get a hold of again.
You go from benchwarmer to next in line for a position or duty. Don’t worry about out whys and wherefores. Just hit the ground running.
