Why is it so hard to ask for help

[Mike B 625]

By Galadriel Watson

To keep busy as we shelter in place, my teen daughter and I decided to make cinnamon buns. Unfortunately, our grocery store was out of yeast, because baking seems to be a universal coronavirus coping strategy. I thought about asking friends for some, but I didn’t want to bother them. Then an acquaintance mentioned that she had loads of yeast; all I had to do was call her to arrange a pickup. Still, the idea of doing so made me squirm. Why?.....