Today, I realized something that hadn't really crossed my mind before.
My mom was asking me about something and I gave her the information. Since it required her to do something on the internet she asked me if I could do it for her. Before she even opened her mouth to ask, I had prematurely decided that I would tell her to do it herself. But since she asked politely, before I answered I asked myself, "how hard could this be for me?", and I said Yes.
As I ponder this it occurs to me how small habits we have like being patient, non-combative and using a soft tone really can help us out. My mom couldn't have read my mind but she responded the right way and got a favorable response.