Am I REALLY just being AS?

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This was a conversation a week or two ago.. I just had a small example occur.

Regarding the conversation with NT's speaking in approximations, and the back

and forth about when or how much my wife " rounds " , and mentioned to

when NT's she's been close to lied to her.. I had a couple times gone into a

little bit about how it's not really lying, but a tendency to speak in

approximations.

bla bla bla.

Like everybody else, especially this time of year, and ESPECIALLY with the way

things are going in the overall economy, budgets are tight, and ours is no

exception. e needed some thigns for the kid's school Christmas parties

(we got 4 in school and you're REQUIRED to send this stuff in or they'll like

send CPS after your kids or whatever)

I asked her to pick up a bottle of windshield washer fluid at the same time..

figure that's .. what $1, $2 or something, and I'll take it out of the gas part

of the budget. I said sometign like, try to keep it under $10, knowing full

well there was no way not to go over.

She gets home, I ask what the amount was so I can drop it in the budget, she

says $15. a flat firm number, no hesitation, I assume it's a little high to

account for change.. higher than I wanted, but I figure I'm just being AS, and

need to relax.

I take a glance today online and it's $18.81..

Seriously, how WOULD an NT regard this situation?

Knee jerk AS, " She lied to me " .

10 years married AS, " she's approximated her approximation "

NT would say what.. think nothing of it?

Somebody tell me, what IS the " appropriate " response?

Usarian