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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 198115" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Not to worry, Star. L no longer is under the misunderstanding that ultimatums get you what you want. I didn't think "How is my mom?" was really a horrid question. My offer was that she could say "She's fine" or whatever she is - OR I wouldn't ask if she couldn't just plain answer the question "How is my mom?"</p><p></p><p>Her response was an ultimatum that I either make up with my family (huh? That's not on ANYONE's table!) or I was too untrustworthy for her to have a relationship.</p><p></p><p>Bingo bango bongo! She wins the door prize! I'm not (have no way of) making up with my family, so I'm not trustworthy enough for a relationship. That's the difference between being 25 and issuing an ultimatum to a battle scarred old witch who doesn't offer to do what she knows is impossible, and being 47 and knowing that both parts of your ultimatum have to be something that can actually be done if you don't want the other one to tell you to take your offer and shove it where the sun don't shine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 198115, member: 99"] Not to worry, Star. L no longer is under the misunderstanding that ultimatums get you what you want. I didn't think "How is my mom?" was really a horrid question. My offer was that she could say "She's fine" or whatever she is - OR I wouldn't ask if she couldn't just plain answer the question "How is my mom?" Her response was an ultimatum that I either make up with my family (huh? That's not on ANYONE's table!) or I was too untrustworthy for her to have a relationship. Bingo bango bongo! She wins the door prize! I'm not (have no way of) making up with my family, so I'm not trustworthy enough for a relationship. That's the difference between being 25 and issuing an ultimatum to a battle scarred old witch who doesn't offer to do what she knows is impossible, and being 47 and knowing that both parts of your ultimatum have to be something that can actually be done if you don't want the other one to tell you to take your offer and shove it where the sun don't shine. [/QUOTE]
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