Try this
- Replace an unsupported absolute with a specific period or example you can accurately describe.
- Keep the actual concern visible. Precision should clarify the request rather than erase a pattern you genuinely want to discuss.
A worked example
“We changed the last two weekend plans after I had booked travel” is more specific than “you never plan properly.”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
Do not manufacture a count from memory. If the precise number is uncertain, say so and focus on the next arrangement you want to make.