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<blockquote data-quote="Beta" data-source="post: 750680" data-attributes="member: 22597"><p>I agree; it does take practice. This morning, I texted Josh to ask how he thought things were going this week at my sister's house. He responded by asking me why I was bothering him with that question and to leave him alone; that we're miserable, he doesn't want to talk to us; we only care about our welfare, etc. etc. And all this after we put him up in a motel last weekend to the tune of $400 so he wouldn't be on the street for three days while my sister and brother in law were out of town. </p><p>I just responded, "I'm sorry you feel that way because I love you very much and want things to go well for you." I wanted to argue with him and give him a piece of my mind about the sacrifice we made and his ingratitude but didn't. I ended by saying, "Okay. I will let you get on with your day. I love you." It's hard but there's no point in arguing or trying to reason with him to get him to see what a crummy attitude he has; he will only argue back and escalate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beta, post: 750680, member: 22597"] I agree; it does take practice. This morning, I texted Josh to ask how he thought things were going this week at my sister's house. He responded by asking me why I was bothering him with that question and to leave him alone; that we're miserable, he doesn't want to talk to us; we only care about our welfare, etc. etc. And all this after we put him up in a motel last weekend to the tune of $400 so he wouldn't be on the street for three days while my sister and brother in law were out of town. I just responded, "I'm sorry you feel that way because I love you very much and want things to go well for you." I wanted to argue with him and give him a piece of my mind about the sacrifice we made and his ingratitude but didn't. I ended by saying, "Okay. I will let you get on with your day. I love you." It's hard but there's no point in arguing or trying to reason with him to get him to see what a crummy attitude he has; he will only argue back and escalate. [/QUOTE]
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