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Last night he said "no contact." He called this morning.
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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 663711" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I don't have advice on the ticket situation, but I wanted to say that the best thing you can do to avoid these types of calls is: don't answer the phone. Decide for yourself how and when you want to deal with him. Seems to me he's using the phone as a tool to harass you - you don't have to give him that power. Maybe you'll only talk to him in the evening, or once a day, or every other day, or whatever -- but you're in charge of that. Not him. You don't even have to tell him that .. just do it.</p><p></p><p>I'm also a big believer in the "that's nice honey" or "oh really?" types of answers - instead of any commentary on their conversation or choices. I don't even bother with the "I won't listen if you're going to be nasty" comments - I just say goodbye. You've said that enough time to him that he definitely knows that by now - it becomes a game. I honestly think the more words we speak, the more control it gives them .. because they can be such masters at twisting the words and throwing them back. Why waste the energy?!</p><p></p><p>Hang in there!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 663711, member: 1157"] I don't have advice on the ticket situation, but I wanted to say that the best thing you can do to avoid these types of calls is: don't answer the phone. Decide for yourself how and when you want to deal with him. Seems to me he's using the phone as a tool to harass you - you don't have to give him that power. Maybe you'll only talk to him in the evening, or once a day, or every other day, or whatever -- but you're in charge of that. Not him. You don't even have to tell him that .. just do it. I'm also a big believer in the "that's nice honey" or "oh really?" types of answers - instead of any commentary on their conversation or choices. I don't even bother with the "I won't listen if you're going to be nasty" comments - I just say goodbye. You've said that enough time to him that he definitely knows that by now - it becomes a game. I honestly think the more words we speak, the more control it gives them .. because they can be such masters at twisting the words and throwing them back. Why waste the energy?! Hang in there! [/QUOTE]
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