it’s okay, just say ”no”
age has given me the opportunity to see that sometimes discernment means putting my ideas aside in favor of more suitable plans/ i appreciate you honesty and your ”no” was sufficient to me /because your perspective was different than mine/ so i took up the role as a support soldier because the cause and the solution were more important to me then who gets credit
thanks for trusting in me, that i wouldn’t deny the reality that your way was better than mine or the others that were presented/ your confidence and respect were very noticeable
so let’s get to work and turn that ”no” into a place we all want to go……resolution