Rushing in to save the day

Many times I've been in a group discussion and suddenly I find myself
giving out advice or telling a story from my own personal experience,
not knowing that most people don't care about what I have to say. When
I realize that this is happening, I'm embarrassed to be the dreaded
know-it-all.

I can't help it. Why should someone struggle with something when I can
give them the shortened version and they can avoid all the
trial-and-error that it takes to get ahead? Why waste time? Well, it
seems that most people want to figure things out for themselves and
that's okay, I just hate to see people try things that just don't work.
I guess that I've always tried to build upon what others have done. I
hate to re-invent the wheel, but I'm not so quick to give out advice
anymore. Mostly because I'm just too tired taking care of Finnegan and
watching him explore his world. Maybe he'll take some of our advice
when he needs it?