Dealing with Controlling 'group' of people

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RickyZ

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Thank, I try to remember this. Maybe I just need more practice.
I was trying to come up with a third one liner but it hasn't hit me yet. Can you think of one for me? Because I'm like, really busy and you're obviously not doing anything.

(You know I'm joking, right? ;))
 
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In that students' home with 6 we had one guy who rented a room and he didn't eat with us, maybe because he couldn't cook, or hang out in the living room. He just sat in his room and studied for his exams and did Bible study in his free time.
One girl there got mad at him: You never hang out with us! You are anti social! blablabla
Lol he couldn't care less. Look girl I just rent a room here. I'm not obliged to spend time with you.
He couldn't cook, so funny. I can't cook good, everyone complains about it, he was the only guy I ever met who liked my food. I'd make macaroni and then my brother came over. Hey let's grab some fries! So I said: Hey Gert, want some macaroni? The gratitude on his face, like a hungry wolve who hadn't had something decent to eat in weeks. Really? Oooh thank you! He ate it all. He loved it.
Sad that you left Coby. Your insights are always helpful and you were always funny. *cry face*

Me: Doh! You did it again, didn't you? This is a setup to get me to do something you don't feel like doing. Sorry, I have important things to do today, and talking ad nauseum to you isn't one of them. C'ya."

Wasn't that easy?
It'd be easy if I was an entirely different person xD If I could do that with ease, the whole thing wouldn't bother me so much that I had to ask for help in dealing with them. Maybe I just need more practice, it's a change in outlook in life after all, not something that changes overnight.

I was trying to come up with a third one liner but it hasn't hit me yet. Can you think of one for me? Because I'm like, really busy and you're obviously not doing anything.

(You know I'm joking, right? ;))
Lol! Yes you're joking lol.
 
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Sad that you left Coby. Your insights are always helpful and you were always funny. *cry face*



It'd be easy if I was an entirely different person xD If I could do that with ease, the whole thing wouldn't bother me so much that I had to ask for help in dealing with them. Maybe I just need more practice, it's a change in outlook in life after all, not something that changes overnight.



Lol! Yes you're joking lol.
How I became this person.

I was a few years younger than you, still in college, and read something:
When you're 20, you worry about what everyone is thinking of you.
When you're 40, you stop caring what everyone is thinking of you.
At 60, you realize no one is thinking of you.

So, I just jumped to the 60 mentality early. Let's face it, the only person most people are thinking about is themselves, so if you say what you're thinking, one of two things happens:
1. It shocks them enough to make them think over their self-perception.
2. They're so busy thinking about themselves they forget what you said in two minutes.

And, since I'm usually thinking about myself anyway, even if they get riled it doesn't matter. I'll forget why shortly because it's not me.

See? Easy! lol
 
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How I became this person.

I was a few years younger than you, still in college, and read something:
When you're 20, you worry about what everyone is thinking of you.
When you're 40, you stop caring what everyone is thinking of you.
At 60, you realize no one is thinking of you.


So, I just jumped to the 60 mentality early. Let's face it, the only person most people are thinking about is themselves, so if you say what you're thinking, one of two things happens:
1. It shocks them enough to make them think over their self-perception.
2. They're so busy thinking about themselves they forget what you said in two minutes.

And, since I'm usually thinking about myself anyway, even if they get riled it doesn't matter. I'll forget why shortly because it's not me.

See? Easy! lol
I've heard of this and I'm applying it to my life. Sometimes, the 25 in me, just leaks out ya know? Lol! Some days, like today, I'm grown up. I think I'm seeing progress now though, it's not as often as before that I get to suffer emotionally.