Telling them not to lie, and expecting them not to lie...
Is like telling your dog not to eat the steak that is on floor while you go get the broom and dustpan. AND expecting him not to eat it.
Getting mad about it?
Similar in its pointlessness. There are SOOOOO many ways to get dispiritied the idea is to learn which ones you don't set yourself up for.
You want to conserve your hope and energy for thsi fight, not waste it it on pointless areas. They will lie, they will be rude, they will not care about you...you want to make him? Go pound sand for an hour instead at least after that you'll have some excercise.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK
