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<blockquote data-quote="pigless in VA" data-source="post: 705879" data-attributes="member: 11832"><p>Frankly, Nomad, I wouldn't want her around at Christmas. I don't have time for all that negativity. It sounds like she was spending the night with you. What if you only invited her over for one meal and then you didn't discuss any of her dietary choices with her? What if you made a huge effort to have a short but positive interaction with her? She'd probably still spout off all her negative comments, but if you kept it to a short time frame perhaps it would be easier to cope for you.</p><p></p><p>Within the past 6 years, I dropped two friends who were huge Debbie downers. I've been friends with one of them my whole life and the other for over 10 years. They live together. I noticed that every single time I spoke to them, they were doing worse. A long, slow, downward spiral of intense negativity. I couldn't handle it anymore. I still love them and wish them well, but I can no longer have them in my life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigless in VA, post: 705879, member: 11832"] Frankly, Nomad, I wouldn't want her around at Christmas. I don't have time for all that negativity. It sounds like she was spending the night with you. What if you only invited her over for one meal and then you didn't discuss any of her dietary choices with her? What if you made a huge effort to have a short but positive interaction with her? She'd probably still spout off all her negative comments, but if you kept it to a short time frame perhaps it would be easier to cope for you. Within the past 6 years, I dropped two friends who were huge Debbie downers. I've been friends with one of them my whole life and the other for over 10 years. They live together. I noticed that every single time I spoke to them, they were doing worse. A long, slow, downward spiral of intense negativity. I couldn't handle it anymore. I still love them and wish them well, but I can no longer have them in my life. [/QUOTE]
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