9 hours ago
Originally Posted by honeykid
Sadly, that's largely true. It depends on the relationship you have with them, but sometime just telling it straight is all you have. Do you want help? Really? Because you shoot down every suggestion and don't seem prepared to try whatever I or anyone else suggests. Just don't deliver it accusingly, in fact, pre-empt it with how hard it might be to hear and say. You may still get abuse, but you'll have done what you could and, sometimes, it take a while for the seed to flower. Good luck with it.
I had a friend who smoked. Walking down the street one day she took out a ciggie & I made the mistake of saying how bad they were for women (especially a woman her age, I thought). She was FURIOUS that I said anything &, believe it or not, our friendship ended right there. Oh, before she stormed off she told me that I inject myself into everyone’s “story”.
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