By now I'm sure it's obvious that I tend to be rather blunt. I don't mind confronting people or saying what I think/feel. So what happens when I HAVE to show tact? Well, generally speaking, I go a bit crazy. I still WANT to express my frustration, usually to the offender's face. But something (and trust me, it has to be a damned good reason) sometimes gets in the way.
So there I am, wanting desperately to tell someone to go fuck themselves, the internet equivalent of "get off my lawn", and instead I have to smile and nod politely. Usually because if I confront them on their annoying, stupid behavior, it will negatively effect dear old Uncle Walter.
So I bite my tongue and it HURTS. How to cope with someone who drives you bat-shit insane when you can't actually TELL them that they're driving you bat-shit insane? So far I'm just a little condescending and tongue-in-cheek when dealing with them. But eventually I think I'm going to burst. And when that happens, it's never really pretty. Exploding patience can be amusing, but no, it's not pretty.
*sigh* Who'da thunk that ME, of all people, would need to hold my tongue? As an actress, I'm not good enough to fake diplomacy for much longer.
My advice (did I get it right this time?): get some very violent video game and imagine you're shooting/stabbing/kicking/whatever THEM. I used to play Doom after dealing with stupid teachers at the faculty. When I got a new computer, I played Road Rash. It worked for me.
Posted by: Gissel | 12/30/2009 at 09:50 PM
I just bitch about them to Uncle Walter. It DOES help. I used to shoot trees with a crossbow until some of my tree-hugger friends got a bit annoyed with that.
(And yes, you got "advice" right. :D )
Posted by: The Queen of the Blog | 12/30/2009 at 10:26 PM