DONT BE MANIPULATED

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:46:00 +0000

I am at a stage in my life (55 glorious years old) when I no longer feel the need to be a YES person. Maybe I'm turning into a grumpy old woman, although there's no evidence of it when I'm with my BCGC family, but I really can't be bothered walking on eggshells around 'touchy' people or pretending I like something when I don't. I'm not championing rudeness, but I just don't tolerate 'bull.....' anymore. Take for example MANIPULATION. Ooh the very word makes me cringe.

I recently received an email asking if I would get involved with a particular event, but rather than being invited because my presence was desired, it was more like 'we're absolutely stuck, would you be willing to help us out'. Well what's manipulative about that Marie? Well I'll tell you. I knew for a fact that the event organisers weren't stuck so were using manipulation to get me to say yes i.e. we'll be stuck without you...you'd be doing us a huge favour etc. A manipulative invite like that is designed to make you feel like you'd be the worst person in the world if you said no - but at 55 I refuse to fall prey to that kinda crap anymore so I replied NO without any hesitation. Had I been told that they loved me and would be thrilled if I'd be involved I would have said YES!

So folks - let's teach MANIPULATION a lesson and shun it when it rears it's ugly head.

Soapbox outburst over and out.

Coffee Break

DONT BE MANIPULATED