“And that’s how I lost most of my teeth. See, when a fist makes contact with the mouth at just the right angle, and with enough force, the teeth are loosened and will fall out. They can’t be successfully reinserted unless you can get immediate treatment. Do you understand, Sue, or must I dumb this down for you?”
So then having been whacked for Mansplaining, you don’t say anything and it all goes South. When the lady in question is telling you what happened, and you say that could have been avoided by . . ." She will then say, “Why didn’t you tell me??!”
My mom was smart and mechanically inclined. She was a nurse who was interested in the science aspect. I learned early on to ask her how things worked. I never got the thing about the need for men to explain stuff.
phritzg Premium Member over 1 year ago
“And that’s how I lost most of my teeth. See, when a fist makes contact with the mouth at just the right angle, and with enough force, the teeth are loosened and will fall out. They can’t be successfully reinserted unless you can get immediate treatment. Do you understand, Sue, or must I dumb this down for you?”
rshive over 1 year ago
You’re lucky that the look is the worst you get.
Bruce1253 over 1 year ago
So then having been whacked for Mansplaining, you don’t say anything and it all goes South. When the lady in question is telling you what happened, and you say that could have been avoided by . . ." She will then say, “Why didn’t you tell me??!”
DawnQuinn1 over 1 year ago
To reinsert them, you first must take out your foot.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member over 1 year ago
Sorry Sal but it’s not just you. I get that look everytime I try mansplaining something to my Wife
oakie817 over 1 year ago
oh go tell Rita
tammyspeakslife Premium Member over 1 year ago
Ga! My ND (dad) was the master of mansplaining!
mistercatworks over 1 year ago
Condescension is not gender-based. Ever been womansplained about how men cannot understand pain?
megerkey over 1 year ago
Sal is still standing on his feet?!??He should be a brick or something non-living by now.
willie_mctell over 1 year ago
My mom was smart and mechanically inclined. She was a nurse who was interested in the science aspect. I learned early on to ask her how things worked. I never got the thing about the need for men to explain stuff.
suv2000 over 1 year ago
Mansplanning means telling a woman why she’s wrong