Straight Talk

I just saw a post on Instagram with a family of a mother and daughters who have “Rapunzel” hair.

It was well put together and wanted to take me on a journey of visuals and their family’s story before revealing an answer to me as to what caused their gorgeous hair to grow as such.

I don’t like that kind of manipulation where I am supposed to allow myself to get lured into their tale – ever waiting for the punchline.

I feel conscripted, at least partially lied to, and held in suspension for however long they want to keep me there – against my will – as I’m waiting for the source of success to be revealed.

Look. Just give me the answer – straight up – and let me decide if I want more information.

I would enjoy the journey much more immensely and not feel resentful for the teller taking my time.

If I want the drawn-out experience, I will read – or even write a book.

For example, put something with a headline like, “Man resurrects after dying: cat immortality DNA fragment known as C-9L (Cat Nine Lives) is now found transferable to humans.”

Uh, yeah – gonna read about this one, no matter how cheesy the science is!

The point is, the answer I want is right there, freely offered. Now I’m intrigued and want to hear the entire story!

It turns out that the man inhaling his cat’s hair left on his pillow (the cat had previously slept there) while sleeping was the vector.

(FYI: I made up this story, so don’t go looking for an article 🤣)