e.g. "I see that you're very sleepy and you're asking me for a song. I love singing for you but it also feels like you're saying that so you don't have to go to bed yet. I want you to just tell me if you want to stay up, then we can talk about that. And if you want to just spend time together you can tell me too."
You might not even need the whole thing. Sometimes it's enough to say: "I hear you, your trampoline adventures sound fun, I also see that broccoli plate."
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Every time you tell yourself “I can’t”, you’re indicating that you’re forcing yourself to do something you don’t want to do.
Tell yourself "I don’t do that" instead. You're punishing yourself by saying “I can’t,” because that is a reminder of your limitations.
Bosses keep you wondering or in fear just enough so that you tell them what they want to hear. At the least, bosses condition you not to say what they do not want to hear. This is why bosses don’t need a conflict management strategy – they just expect for everyone to agree with them.
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