Grumpy Parental Unit #1
I’ve chosen to emain in a co-habitat with a parental unit for a while. Unfortunately, one of the ways I learn is to argue. If I think your’re wrong, I tell you. If you think I’m wrong, I presume you’ll tell me. With guys, that seems to work fine. I mean, it’s not the best of a way to communicate, but most guys can handle it. With females…well it seems to break them pretty fast.
So the question becomes, how to successfully co-habitat with a parental unit where almost everything I say results in a delayed explosion. Heres my hypothisis:
1. Everyone wants respect. They respect you if you respect them. One of the signs of respect is paying attention to them, and what they are saying. So, don’t argue.
2. “sensitive” people don’t like my advice. I tend not to sugar coat things by nature. So, don’t give advice. Just give encouragement that they can do it on their own.
3. Avoid unnecessary counseling of my affairs with them. This breeds weakness. Of course, sometimes it is weaker NOT to counsel, especially if they have the experience you know you need. Still, minimise this. Especially given the assumption that the longer I talk, the more likely I am to put that person offside.
4. In fact, try not to talk to the person all together. It may be harder to get a message accross in written form, but that usually means I write less, which means I keep to the point. Plus there’s no one to argue with 
5. Avoid contact, but always be courteus. That means saying hello and goodbye, please, thankyou, and excuse me.
6. If I have to have a conversation, stick to asking questions that reveal information, and making positive comments. Avoid making suggestions, getting off topic, or talking about anything else.
This is going to require me to jam up my real world relationships for a while, so hopefully that means more frequent blogging! We’ll see how it turns out