dealing with well meaning uneducated people..

[Guest guest]

Michelle wrote:

.....if I'm in a really snarky mood, I'll bring up religion, abortion, shutting

down Guatanemo Bay and torture issues, or gay marriage rights. Enough

controversy will take someone's mind off your food every time.

 

My response:

LOL! I LOVE THAT! I used " distraction technique " with my daughter when she was

small, but I hadn't thought of using it with " well meaning " adults. There's

lots of ways to do that. Simply asking the other person to talk about

themselves will usually do it, but I confess, I rather like this idea of calling

up an issue that will trigger an even MORE dramatic reaction than our eating

habits. :-)

 

Michelle wrote:

I don't get why people who eat meat get so defensive when I don't eat meat.

 

My response:

I figure it is their guilt talking. They KNOW it would do them go and are in

denial.

 

Michelle wrote:

I ate meat for a couple of decades. I've done my share of it (some of my friends

and I joke that " We've done our time - now we're out for good behavior " ). <snip>

Humor goes further than anything. <snip> If you can laugh about that, then

you'll be fine.

 

My response:

Clearly! I feel better just having read your post that gave me some giggles.

Thanks!

 

Deborah