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Old 11-05-2009, 06:09 AM   #25
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Re: The Martial Art of Difficult Conversations

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Mike Logan wrote: View Post
Good neighbors sometimes make concessions for the temporary insanity of their own good neighbors.
...and for `yer family too.. ^ ^
I struggle with this. Concession...Accommodation...Manipulation. It's a feedback loop teaching Positive Reinforcement..a slippery slope here methink. People aren't stupid.. In general they know what's going on. And they learn what works. I read somewhere that we teach others how we want to be treated..
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