Plus, how to be both confident and humble.
| FEBRUARY 15, 2023 • VOL. 21 ISSUE 7 | | | Hi John,
How do you interrupt an interrupter? And should you? That and more in today’s newsletter.
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| | CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS FOR MASTERING DIALOGUE
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| | How to Respond to Your Interrupting Parent | | by Joseph Grenny
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| | My mom continuously interrupts me when I’m speaking to her. She’ll sometimes finish my sentences, as if she knows what I’m thinking. Or she’ll start in with something that occurred to her based on something I’ve said. I’ve asked her to please allow me to finish and explained that when she interrupts, I feel disrespected. She didn’t take it well. Since then, I’ve sometimes gently reminded her, “Please, let me finish” and sometimes not so gently said, “How do you know what happened next?” Sometimes I just give up and let her do all the talking. She doesn’t seem to notice that our relationship is becoming, well, not much of a relationship. Any suggestions?
Signed
Stifled
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| | | | If you want more peace in your life, you’ve got three options:
First, revise your expectations.
Stop expecting your mother to behave in ways she has demonstrated repeatedly she is unwilling or unable to do. Of course, I know nothing about what’s behind her pesky habit. It could be that her own sense of weakness or emotional need causes her to fight for conversational airtime. It could be that interpersonal insensitivity is part of her aging process. Who knows? What you do know is that you’ve asked for a reasonable consideration, and she is not offering it. So stop expecting it of her and make a decision about what you really want.
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| | | | How to Balance Confidence and Humility for a Successful Crucial Conversation
| | Follow this principle: your meaning belongs in the conversation, and remember it is not ALL the meaning. Here’s how.
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