Posted by fayeroe on May 14, 2008, at 19:19:21
In reply to A mixed bag, posted by ClearSkies on May 14, 2008, at 14:53:39
I know where you are coming from, sorta. I've sent food back in a restaurant and the response has been, "welllll, NO one has ever complained about our chopped liver ala mode before!"....
We have the right to speak up if something isn't right for us and hurrah for you for telling them that the sofa bed isn't comfortable for you. Your explanation should have been enough and it is rude of the in-laws to act as if you are responsible for the sorry state that health care is in!
I can't stand for anyone to stand behind me and it has been more bothersome since I started teaching at GEO.....I won't let an offender behind me for any reason......I'd be uncomfortable too if my husband (where is that invisible man?) stood behind me while I was on the computer. Have you gently told him that "that dog won't hunt" when he takes his position?
Boundaries used to be very, very hard for me until I got knocked down so many times that I finally decided **** that **** and started declaring certain things off limits...I had my worst time with my daughters and ex-husbands.
xoxoxo pat
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