Don’t.
Some Advice On How Best To Communicate With Irrational People
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About Shaun — Shaun Groves is a communicator who’s known by a lot of titles: Singer/songwriter. Speaker. Blogger. Husband. Daddy. Friend. He feels and thinks deeply and laughs easily. And he’s helping Christians discover what they were saved for, and being a voice for children around the world, desperate to be saved from poverty.
Hahaha! That’s what I was thinking almost exactly – “walk away” and/or “give up.”
My thoughts exactly!!! Hahaha!!
AMEN! It just stinks when you’re in ministry with them.
Love this… so true!
This put such a huge smile on my face.
Well, that would simplify my parenting strategy…
I was all excited to read your wisdom, this is a topic I need help with, grabbed a fresh mug of tea for the reading, surely it will be long and complicated. Breathed deeply. Clicked on the post….
Did you hear my exasperated scream of “WHAT??”
Shaun, life is just not as simple as: don’t.
But, I will ponder your empowering (?) wisdom.
So that’s why you stopped emailing me. (jk)
Laconic. Perfect.
So true!!
I love how your solution is one word, while your blogpost title is 10!
I DON’T always have to have the last word. I have relearned that lesson in the past 4 years. It isn’t always easy to let go. I can use my energy with something positive instead of fueling a waste of energy!
That was awesome!
Exactly!
How very Yeats-ian of you to have a title longer than the piece itself.
Katie
A lesson that took me too many years to learn…..
I learn this lesson over and over with my seven year old. And his 5 year old sister is coming up fast behind him with her tiny little female irrationality complete with foot stomping and arm crossing and the occasional dramatic sigh.
So when I lock myself in my room for a mommy time out, that’s MY “Don’t.”
yup
hahahaha! SO not what I expected… but perfect
Alternative solutions:
Pray.
Breathe.
Smile.
Ha! Love it!
Every day I tell my five-year old that he can’t win a fight with a two-year old. And then I find myself trying to win a fight with a five-year old.
This is valuable wisdom!
Great advice.
Reminds me of something I read on Michael Hyatt’s blog awhile back:
“Don’t wrestle with pigs. You both get dirty and the pigs like it.”
Word.
Dude…stop talking about me.
Proverb 26:4
Just shared this link on my FB page. . .where was this advice when I needed it two weeks ago?!?
I wish I knew the backstory on THIS one
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