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My parents are stupid | by Spisefisken | 2005-05-04 04:08:50 |
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Talk to your parents | by airborneric | 2005-05-04 04:17:37 |
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Thanks | by Spisefisken | 2005-05-04 05:06:38 |
| Don't be "stern" -- yet. |
by tskelton |
2005-05-04 06:08:04 |
Be polite the first time. Just tell them -- quietly and simply -- your girlfriend was hurt and wants to know why they ignored her. Tell them you like her and you like them, and would like for everyone to like each other.
But if it happens again -- if they snub her again, after you've let them know their actions are hurtful -- then you'll know it's not accidental but they're doing it on purpose. THEN you land on them like a ton of bricks. Be stern, let them know in no uncertain terms that you like this girl and plan to spend a lot of time with her. If they are rude to her, then the TWO of you won't be seeing a lot of your parents in the future. Make sure they undertand it's their choice.
Then, don't expect them to gush all over your gf. But you should expect t least polite conversation.
HOWEVER -- there may be another side. My father-in-law and I don't see each other very often, and when we do, we don't have a whole lot in common to talk about. What makes it even harder to carry on any kind of polite conversation is that I have difficulty understanding people unless they look directly at me and enunciate clearly -- some earlier hearing loss wiped out the frequencies most prevalent in human voice. And my father-in-law mumbles, talks without moving his jaw or lips. (I don't know how he does it -- he just does.) So unless I make a real, concerted effort AND make sure there is NO background noise to mask his voice, I just plain can't understand him. I'm not ignoring him -- I just don't understand what he's saying (or even hear that he's speaking, sometimes). He probably thinks I'm a rude, self-centered, boorish clod, while I think he mumbles and doesn't enunciate clearly enough.
It's possible your parents aren't trying to snub your gf, might even like her if they got to know her. But communication is being inhibited by something nobody even recognizes, such as outside interruptions, a perfume somebody finds overwhelming, distracting or irritating, an accent somebody finds incomprehensible.... You get the idea? |
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Tskelton, about your father-in-law: | by Esteis | 2005-05-04 06:16:24 |
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Giving advice is easy. Putting it in practice... | by tskelton | 2005-05-04 06:34:52 |
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True, true; | by Esteis | 2005-05-04 06:43:04 |
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Tnx. | by tskelton | 2005-05-04 06:48:43 |
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Difficult. | by Esteis | 2005-05-04 07:12:05 |
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FIW a downeaster? | by tallastro | 2005-05-04 06:19:05 |
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It also seems to be a Scottish thing. | by tskelton | 2005-05-04 06:36:55 |
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