Dealing with FA means often having to communicate (and/or negotiate) with many people (family, friends, schools, medical professionals, etc etc etc). Sometimes it's easy and natural ... other times, it's harder. We all have our own strengths & weaknesses ...
ex - I can be good with info and writing, but I have to watch myself when talking (I think that I have an absent-minded professor quality - not helpful for a SAHM
) .... and being introverted can also make face-to-face interactions hard for me.
I was thinking that it might be nice to have a general thread aimed at helping us improve our communication skills ... even for communication experts, there is always room for improvement.
So ... if you have any communication tips that you think might help FA families, please consider posting them here.
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Saw this today ......
Tweeted by @HeartSisters
"The Myth of Winning"
http://www.6seconds.org/2014/08/19/the-myth-winning/In our own heads and hearts, we make ourselves righteous, and we make them bad.
Once we move into conflict, everyone involved is tarnished. Everyone involved become become bloodied and hurt – either literally, or at least emotionally. Then our oppositional positions become increasingly entrenched.
The solution is paradoxical, and it might feel like a kind of surrender — but it’s not. The solution is to stand next to your opponent, and, ultimately, to make that person your ally instead.