Re: Steve R/Sharon C
Oh I piss plenty of people off, Steve. Or they just think I'm shutting them out, or not interested. No one gets it right every time. I can promise you that. Don't be disheartened, if these are people you care about, then we have to stick it out.
What part of it causes you problems? Would it help to soften the approach? Sometimes when I get frustrated with this kind of verbal dodge ball I can cut things off with a vengeance. Like I said, I don't get it right every time.
And I think when people want to talk, but don't know what to say, it causes a lot of additional strife both for them and the person who wants to try and help.