The Answer is Always No Unless You Ask
It’s a simple adage that some people never really get the hang of: sometimes all you need to do is ask, and you will get help from the strangest places.
I have tried to get this point across to my kids, but there seems to be a great deal of trepidation from the young folks about looking stupid or worse still being denied something they want, if they ask for it (so a lot of times they just don’t ask).
