It was immature
of him to do that.
C: “a narrow wind complains all day
Answer:
Keeping a positive and calm mindset is something I am fairly skilled at. Whenever something is bothering me I take a figurative step back and try look at the situation logically. I ask myself does this really matter? Will I remember this 1 year from now or even 5 years from now? Will this really affect my life? If the answer is no to a majority of these questions then I know that it doesn't matter and I really shouldn't care about it. Of course this doesn't always work so there's some other things that I try to do. If answering the questions doesn't help me then I try to push down all the emotions that will escalate the situation and put on the face that is have apathetic and half hippie positive. I tell myself that I don't care and that someday the universe will pay them back 3 times over because what you put out will come back to you 3 times.
The sentences that show that the Whites doubt the major's story are:
<span>"Sounds like the 'Arabian Nights,'” said Mrs. White, as she rose and began to set the supper. "Don't you think you might wish for four pairs of hands for me." - Mrs. White mildly mocks the story, joking about the amenities that the magical paw could bring them.
</span><span>Her husband drew the talisman from his pocket, and all three burst into laughter as the Sergeant-Major, with a look of alarm on his face, caught him by the arm. - All three family members actually make fun of the very concept of a magical paw.
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<span>"If the tale about the monkey's paw is not more truthful than those he has been telling us," said Herbert, as the door closed behind their guest, just in time to catch the last train, "we shan't make much out of it." - Obviously, there's a good reason to doubt the major's story. The family knows him as a man who like to exaggerate things, to say the least.
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<span>"Likely," said Herbert, with pretended horror. "Why, we're going to be rich, and famous and happy. Wish to be an emperor, father, to begin with; then you can't be henpecked." - Herbert keeps mocking the alleged magical properties of the monkey's paw.</span>
