http://www.threeyellowroses.com/2009/12/23/choices-along-the-way/ All about Adoption, Support and Information Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:02:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.threeyellowroses.com/2009/12/23/choices-along-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-3099 Gayle Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:15:06 +0000 http://www.threeyellowroses.com/?p=591#comment-3099 I absolutely agree with everything you said in your article. It seems these days that people think they can pry into another's personnal life without impunity. For instance, they think nothing of asking a couple when they are going to have a baby, or questioning one about their salary. Miss Manners (a syndicated columnist) taught me many years ago to answer nosy questions in a polite, calm way, without divulging information you wish to keep private. If questions persist, repeat your answer, and change the subject. It is also important to educate your family about how you feel, so that they respond in kind to relatives' queries. It is hard to always be on guard for questions, so I would give yourself a pass if you occassionaly respond not very nicely to nosy ones. I absolutely agree with everything you said in your article. It seems these days that people think they can pry into another’s personnal life without impunity. For instance, they think nothing of asking a couple when they are going to have a baby, or questioning one about their salary. Miss Manners (a syndicated columnist) taught me many years ago to answer nosy questions in a polite, calm way, without divulging information you wish to keep private. If questions persist, repeat your answer, and change the subject. It is also important to educate your family about how you feel, so that they respond in kind to relatives’ queries. It is hard to always be on guard for questions, so I would give yourself a pass if you occassionaly respond not very nicely to nosy ones.

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