no retention
Thu Oct 11 23:31:30 EDT 2012
I think I mentioned anniemal starting on MP3 player #3. About a week ago she mentioned that it was very difficult to unplug the proprietary cable after she recharged it. I asked her whether she was squeezing the sides of the connector to release it. It never occurred to her to look at how the plug fit into the socket or notice that the plug had moveable parts. I shudder to think how much damage she's doing forcing the connector out without using the release mechanism.
Sad to say, she wasn't sober when this came up before. So now when she is sober she has no recollection of the conversation nor the solution - she is still fighting with the plug. She's just asked me about it again. I am incredulous that she couldn't figure this out on her own in the first place, and sad/angry/demoralized that she has no retention and can't learn something so damn simple.
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I think I mentioned anniemal starting on MP3 player #3. About a week ago she mentioned that it was very difficult to unplug the proprietary cable after she recharged it. I asked her whether she was squeezing the sides of the connector to release it. It never occurred to her to look at how the plug fit into the socket or notice that the plug had moveable parts. I shudder to think how much damage she's doing forcing the connector out without using the release mechanism.
Sad to say, she wasn't sober when this came up before. So now when she is sober she has no recollection of the conversation nor the solution - she is still fighting with the plug. She's just asked me about it again. I am incredulous that she couldn't figure this out on her own in the first place, and sad/angry/demoralized that she has no retention and can't learn something so damn simple.
[This entry was originally posted as http://syntonic-comma.dreamwidth.org/556278.html on Dreamwidth (where there are
comments).]