WTH?

Apparently, my friend's sister is mad that I asked her what's involved in getting one's teaching certification because she's been working at this for years and sees it as a calling, not convenience, and there are not jobs.

I don't get it, but my friend said NOT to contact her about it again because she is "livid." What the heck? I guess the way I worded it sounded more flippant than I actually meant because I used phrases like 'for a while' and 'until I can...' But that doesn't mean I wasn't taking it seriously. I feel really bad, but I also find it rather strange. It's hard when we need to really respect others' feelings and that things might upset them that we do not understand, but we just don't get it. Then sometimes, we might get annoyed because it seems weird to us. But especially when someone says DON'T BRING IT UP AGAIN, or something similar, HOW THE HELL are you supposed to iron things out with that person?! See, there is this thing we call 'communication.' It is used in order to understand each other. Without USING it, we have no hope of understanding each other and are walking around with all sorts of misunderstandings, grievances, and general negativity. ugh. Rather than tell ME that she was upset and why, she triangulated the issue by telling her sister. So, I will use my friend as the middle man if I must. But that's only going to work SO well...