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Some Advice On How Best To Communicate With Irrational People

Mar 8, 2011 Mar 14, 2011 by Shaun Groves
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28 comments on “Some Advice On How Best To Communicate With Irrational People”

  1. March 8, 2011 at 5:00 pm

    Princess Leia says:

    Hahaha! That’s what I was thinking almost exactly – “walk away” and/or “give up.”

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  2. March 8, 2011 at 5:12 pm

    Sara @ Happy Brown House says:

    My thoughts exactly!!! Hahaha!!

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  3. March 8, 2011 at 5:14 pm

    Sara says:

    AMEN! It just stinks when you’re in ministry with them.

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  4. March 8, 2011 at 5:24 pm

    Mama of 2 Great Kids says:

    Love this… so true!

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  5. March 8, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    Rhonda says:

    This put such a huge smile on my face.

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  6. March 8, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    Jake Glover says:

    Well, that would simplify my parenting strategy…

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  7. March 8, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    MJ says:

    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.

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  8. March 8, 2011 at 5:56 pm

    Ron says:

    So that’s why you stopped emailing me. (jk)

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  9. March 8, 2011 at 5:59 pm

    Marian says:

    Laconic. Perfect.

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  10. March 8, 2011 at 6:05 pm

    Annie L. says:

    So true!!

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  11. March 8, 2011 at 6:21 pm

    Jill Foley says:

    I love how your solution is one word, while your blogpost title is 10!

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  12. March 8, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    shellie (baylormum) says:

    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!

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  13. March 8, 2011 at 6:46 pm

    Angie says:

    That was awesome!

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  14. March 8, 2011 at 6:48 pm

    Lisa says:

    Exactly!

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  15. March 8, 2011 at 7:16 pm

    Katie says:

    How very Yeats-ian of you to have a title longer than the piece itself. πŸ™‚

    Katie

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  16. March 8, 2011 at 8:10 pm

    Karen says:

    A lesson that took me too many years to learn….. πŸ™‚

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  17. March 8, 2011 at 8:46 pm

    Kelli says:

    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.”

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  18. March 8, 2011 at 9:04 pm

    Jenna B. says:

    yup

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  19. March 8, 2011 at 9:05 pm

    Sarah says:

    hahahaha! SO not what I expected… but perfect πŸ™‚

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  20. March 8, 2011 at 10:16 pm

    JessicaB says:

    Alternative solutions:

    Pray.

    Breathe.

    Smile.

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  21. March 8, 2011 at 10:29 pm

    kit says:

    Ha! Love it!

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  22. March 8, 2011 at 10:32 pm

    Jenn says:

    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!

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  23. March 8, 2011 at 10:50 pm

    Kat says:

    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.”

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  24. March 8, 2011 at 11:21 pm

    Amanda says:

    Word.

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  25. March 9, 2011 at 8:56 am

    shayne says:

    Dude…stop talking about me. πŸ˜›

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  26. March 9, 2011 at 9:03 am

    caroline says:

    Proverb 26:4

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  27. March 11, 2011 at 12:27 am

    jennibell says:

    Just shared this link on my FB page. . .where was this advice when I needed it two weeks ago?!?

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  28. March 12, 2011 at 11:52 am

    Robin Dance says:

    I wish I knew the backstory on THIS one :).

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