Free Advice Friday: Polite Discussion
I was going to answer one of my reader-submitted question, about how to get along with jerks, but then I realized I'd only have two bullet points:
- let them think you agree
- Walk away if you fail to do #1
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great post on Wordpress! I love the examples you posted at the bottom.
....Barbarians! hahaha! :)
so true, so very true. thank you.
Kidding. Miss Manners has nothing on you (except syndication, of course).
If you feel the need to always have other people agree with you, perhaps your convictions aren’t as strong as you think they are. So, before getting into a discussion, ask yourself a few simple questions: “Am I doing this to express myself?” “Do I feel like I need this person’s approval?”
Exactly. I did this just last night. I was desperate to convince my husband of something having to do with one of our kids and I realised it was because a) I was afraid I was wrong and since it concerned our kid, I didn't want to be and b )if I could get hubs to agree(who is rarely wrong when it comes to one of the boys) it would be all right. The argument would have gone on if he hadn't done what you suggest- abruptly agreed. Once he did, I knew I was wrong. And then I had to figure out what the real problem was, which wasn't fun, but was closer to reality. So- whew. You hit this on the head, kiddo. At least for me. BTW- I love your wordpress blog.