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What is the best way to deal with a real talker?
If the person actually has a compulsion, you can’t do anything to change that. You, however, can politely tell the person that you need to focus and stop engaging in conversation. Close your door, if you have one. Put some noise cancelling headphones on and get busy. When you have time and the incliRead more
If the person actually has a compulsion, you can’t do anything to change that. You, however, can politely tell the person that you need to focus and stop engaging in conversation. Close your door, if you have one. Put some noise cancelling headphones on and get busy. When you have time and the inclination you can re-engage. If they really are compulsive, they wouldn’t even need you to participate.
See lessWhy do they say don’t curse infront of kids even though they hear it all among their peers outside?
I’m not a parent, but I'll take a stab at this. It's not about not knowing about the words, it's about knowing when it's appropriate or acceptable to use them. Raising children is, among other things, a process of socializing them. Teaching them not to be selfish, to wait their turn, to share, and tRead more
I’m not a parent, but I’ll take a stab at this. It’s not about not knowing about the words, it’s about knowing when it’s appropriate or acceptable to use them. Raising children is, among other things, a process of socializing them. Teaching them not to be selfish, to wait their turn, to share, and to have good manners. Part of good manners is knowing the difference between formal and informal situations, and how not to be offensive to others. Children don’t automatically know this, so parents have to set an example for them. If you swear a lot, they will learn to swear a lot, and they won’t necessarily notice the times when you don’t because it’s inappropriate. Often, at the times when you don’t swear they’re not even present to notice that you aren’t. You don’t want to have a kid who will embarrass you by swearing inappropriately in public. So you avoid swearing around them so that it doesn’t become a habit.
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