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<blockquote data-quote="KevinM" data-source="post: 363553" data-attributes="member: 2318"><p>Briar Spirit -- Whew! Dear Aunt Ruby sounds like a holy terror. I like the gentle but firm approach -- accomplished mostly though gesture -- because it puts me firmly on the high ground and eliminates any I said / she (he) said follow up. I probably learned this approach from Dad who married into a large, argumentative Irish family who had to shout to survive. He'd have none of this. One of his very successful ploys was to wait for the relative to inhale, at which moment he would say, "Ah, very interesting. Excuse me," and then just walk away. Over time, people stopped using the bully routine on him, learned that normal conversations were possible even with people you disagreed with, and began to treat him with considerable deference. I hadn't thought about that for awhile, so thanks for reminding me<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KevinM, post: 363553, member: 2318"] Briar Spirit -- Whew! Dear Aunt Ruby sounds like a holy terror. I like the gentle but firm approach -- accomplished mostly though gesture -- because it puts me firmly on the high ground and eliminates any I said / she (he) said follow up. I probably learned this approach from Dad who married into a large, argumentative Irish family who had to shout to survive. He'd have none of this. One of his very successful ploys was to wait for the relative to inhale, at which moment he would say, "Ah, very interesting. Excuse me," and then just walk away. Over time, people stopped using the bully routine on him, learned that normal conversations were possible even with people you disagreed with, and began to treat him with considerable deference. I hadn't thought about that for awhile, so thanks for reminding me:-) [/QUOTE]
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