I was explaining to my manager why the project was delayed, got three words in, and she interrupted with "have you tried just... not delaying it?" I nodded, waited for her to finish, then started again—same three words, same interrupt, this time with a helpful link she'd clearly Googled. On the third attempt I just texted her the explanation and watched her read it in real-time while I stood there, then she said, "Why didn't you just say that?"