General Etiquette > Family and Children
Lots of family, lots of "advice"...kind of long
wyliefool:
--- Quote from: Dark Magdalena on July 09, 2012, 01:28:49 PM ---
--- Quote from: wyliefool on July 09, 2012, 12:47:40 PM ---Another tactic you could try--since ignoring has just resulted in boring repetition--is agreement.
--Coupled with the (innocent) assumption that they're offering to pay for whatever they're telling you to do:
"Eat a hamburger!"
"Oh thanks, that's so thoughtful. $10 should about do it."
--Blissfully ignorant:
"You look like a skunk!"
"I know, isn't it cool? Such beautiful animals!" [They are, too. Gorgeous.]
About the dog training, the best I can do is to tell them they understand 'stay' but only in Swahili.
Or, there's always 'OK then' and wandering off to admire the potted plants. Bonus: plants don't talk!
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I like this tactic! I think I shall try it in future! Those sound like things I would say.
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Glad you like them.
Thought of another, altho it's a bit sarcastic.
Aunt: blah blah skunk
DM: [looking confused] Auntie, have you ever actually seen a skunk? B/c they don't actually have mohawks--their fur is soft and silky, not spiky. You must be thinking of a stegosaurus. [warming to the subject] Now a stegosaurus--that's a spiky, mohawky kind of look! Of course I didn't have a spiky tail to go w/ it, but what's missing tail among friends? [at this point you can go on and on about the stegosaurus until Auntie gets bored and flees. >:D ]
Mental Magpie:
You must be in my brain...to say I love dinosaurs is an understatement! Perfect!
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