I somehow missed this issue & am glad to have noticed it still bold-faced in a long list of grayed-out emails. My sister & I managed to avoid (at least sometimes) ridiculously impassioned arguments by saying “you might be right, but all of the facts indicate that you’re wrong.” It usually worked— 🙂
Again, so enjoyable to read and realize that I basically have an opinion about everything. "Let it be, let it be" I'll try this approach. Also, I printed out the "anodyne" responses, mainly to recognize when they were directed towards me.
Thanks for your advice regarding opinions. I grew up thinking one HAD to have an opinion or one might get swallowed up by one's four siblings and two parents during family discussions. In the middle of a lively debate where opinions were flying about like cream pies my brother one day said "The hardest natural substance in the world is the diamond." it made me feel so foolish to be being so loud and caring about how much Congressional pages are paid. Why was I working up such a sweat over them? And I so much empathize with you over slimming down one's reading. I now listen to audiobooks, which it took me a while to accept as "reading" them.....I still hesitate over that one!
I think so too. Our "discussions" usually happened during dessert. We couldn't help it. It was win the argument or die with one's face planted in one's dish of rhubarb-pie-with-ice cream...
Love this and the Tarzan clip too, Maggie!
Haha classic!
I somehow missed this issue & am glad to have noticed it still bold-faced in a long list of grayed-out emails. My sister & I managed to avoid (at least sometimes) ridiculously impassioned arguments by saying “you might be right, but all of the facts indicate that you’re wrong.” It usually worked— 🙂
Again, so enjoyable to read and realize that I basically have an opinion about everything. "Let it be, let it be" I'll try this approach. Also, I printed out the "anodyne" responses, mainly to recognize when they were directed towards me.
Hilarious!
Thanks for your advice regarding opinions. I grew up thinking one HAD to have an opinion or one might get swallowed up by one's four siblings and two parents during family discussions. In the middle of a lively debate where opinions were flying about like cream pies my brother one day said "The hardest natural substance in the world is the diamond." it made me feel so foolish to be being so loud and caring about how much Congressional pages are paid. Why was I working up such a sweat over them? And I so much empathize with you over slimming down one's reading. I now listen to audiobooks, which it took me a while to accept as "reading" them.....I still hesitate over that one!
There must be a connection between coming from a big family and being overly-opinionated! Thanks, Trish
I think so too. Our "discussions" usually happened during dessert. We couldn't help it. It was win the argument or die with one's face planted in one's dish of rhubarb-pie-with-ice cream...
There ya go ML! Thats one way to put it.
It is what it is!