I’m over the whole TV fight, but my daughter’s family still refuses to see me.
I’m like, “But this show is almost over!”
They go scurrying about, my daughter into the kitchen, my son-in-law and grandsons walking past me to go outside. My son-in-law says, “You can watch the TV.”My daughter then says to me, “Maybe you should just leave.”It has been over a year since that happened. I went over at Christmas time and put their presents on the stoop. I sent birthday cards with “I love you” notes. I sent birthday presents. Nothing from them.
I texted her and said I wanted to put an end to the silence. I have gotten angry with them in the past for disrespecting me, as well, and I brought it up in my text. She stated that they just don’t want to be around me because they don’t know when I’m going to drop a ball. I told her I will drop a ball when I am disrespected.GENTLE READER:Despite the exclamation points, it seems clear to Miss Manners that once your feelings were known, your family quickly surrendered the TV. It is you who then refused their kindness and made it into an issue of respect.
Not being familiar with any previous patterns of dropping balls — or bombs — Miss Manners nevertheless feels inclined to believe your daughter. She urges you to check your definition of “disrespect” and distinguish it from “compromise.” Employing the latter will go a long way toward maintaining family harmony.I have a genuinely kind co-worker who constantly talks over my sentences. Not surprisingly, she also doesn’t listen to what I am able to say.Stop talking.
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