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Can we now talk about boundaries in relation to the word "NO?"
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 627578" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I never thought of it that way -- excellent advice. I tend to overcommit myself socially, mostly out this strange "fear" that I'll miss something fun - silly I know. I think I try too hard to make up for all the years of constantly having a social life interrupted because of family crises. Perhaps this will help me to re-evaluate those choices. I'm a fan a of the "balance" perspective as well -- so this works for me.</p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Ha.. I used to give my kids the old "I'll think about it" answer sometimes when they were young. They finally caught on, and would respond with, "but that means NO!" And I'd say, "yup." Eventually I got better at plain old "no."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 627578, member: 1157"] I never thought of it that way -- excellent advice. I tend to overcommit myself socially, mostly out this strange "fear" that I'll miss something fun - silly I know. I think I try too hard to make up for all the years of constantly having a social life interrupted because of family crises. Perhaps this will help me to re-evaluate those choices. I'm a fan a of the "balance" perspective as well -- so this works for me. Ha.. I used to give my kids the old "I'll think about it" answer sometimes when they were young. They finally caught on, and would respond with, "but that means NO!" And I'd say, "yup." Eventually I got better at plain old "no." [/QUOTE]
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