I accept every situation as it is.

A good mechanic starts by telling you what is actually wrong. Not what you hoped, not what the last garage said. The diagnosis is neutral, and it is the only thing that makes a repair possible.

Acceptance works the same way and gets mistaken for approval. Seeing something clearly is not agreeing to it.

The arguing usually comes first and eats the week — all those hours on how it should not have happened, which change nothing about the fact that it has.

Look at it straight, then decide what to do. Two separate operations, and the second is much easier once the first is finished.