tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post7347880970548857578..comments2023-09-19T11:32:34.072-04:00Comments on Lil's Book of Questions: Did You Just Tell me to Relax??Lil Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12590816428802923708noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-39634670542041158192015-08-21T23:17:29.924-04:002015-08-21T23:17:29.924-04:00Love. Perfect. Love. Perfect. ZenMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810650479343177989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-27131759017107872732014-02-08T06:05:34.471-05:002014-02-08T06:05:34.471-05:00Wow I agree with this! I have just received a morn...Wow I agree with this! I have just received a morning text from a sort of ex... "Relax". It winds me right up and they know that! I don't even know what to reply without starting an argument! Jazzledazzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565736464599643347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-20154321458861148342013-04-13T10:21:18.875-04:002013-04-13T10:21:18.875-04:00As you can see, telling people to "relax"...As you can see, telling people to "relax" generates a lot of hostility! Thanks for the example.Lil Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590816428802923708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-89838382229277671542013-04-13T09:55:27.964-04:002013-04-13T09:55:27.964-04:00Just last month my professor told me to relax in c...Just last month my professor told me to relax in class because I defended the majority of students who felt uncomfortable with a particular assignment (including myself). My reply to him was simple and effective, which was "why don't you relax!, I have the right to speak in this class." The disagreement ended with the professor apologizing to everyone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-45962327970226723802012-05-06T07:55:37.640-04:002012-05-06T07:55:37.640-04:00Here's a comment posted on hubski (http://www....Here's a comment posted on hubski (http://www.hubski.com/)from cgod:<br /><br />I liked your bit about people telling you to relax. It's basically a gaslight, I use it when I'm working over people who won't change their mind or just deserve to get jerked around.<br />You have a nice voice, your blog is very readable.Lil Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590816428802923708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-6263089237035262842012-04-25T14:56:06.995-04:002012-04-25T14:56:06.995-04:00thenewgreen wrote:
When somebody tells you to &quo...thenewgreen wrote:<br />When somebody tells you to "relax", they are never actually telling you to "relax" and they know it. What they're telling you is that you'd better stop going down the path you're on or it might get ugly....<br /><br />Nobody has ever relaxed after being told to relax. It's about as antagonistic a comment as you can make to somebody. <br /><br />My biggest pet peeve is when somebody starts a sentence with "you don't understand....."<br /><br />What the ___ is that about? That one really gets my blood boiling... I probably need to relax.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-53745460169852443172012-04-25T12:50:14.040-04:002012-04-25T12:50:14.040-04:00Robin said, "When someone tells me to be pati...Robin said, "When someone tells me to be patient, I say 'I didn't know you were a doctor!"Lil Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590816428802923708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-91459079238447725232012-04-25T12:42:51.927-04:002012-04-25T12:42:51.927-04:00I totally agree. I am reminded of an episode of T...I totally agree. I am reminded of an episode of This American Life where they were speaking with a hostage negotiator. He was asked about the one thing you do not say to a hostage taker. His response: never tell them to calm down.Kevinhttp://www.cs.toronto.edu/~kmregannoreply@blogger.com