Midlife wife crisis9

[Ready2Change]

W:"You are a <censored>"
H:"I understand you feel that way. "

or

W:"You are a <censored>"
H:"I am done with this conversation until you decide to be more respectful"
W:"Bla bla bla bla bla <censored.> bla bla ...."
H:Quietely walks away


or

W:"You are a <censored>"
H"When you resort to name calling, I feel.....If you....I will....if it continues, I will......"



Having conversations with my kids, I had to state this frequently:

"Hate the behavior and not the person"
"Describe the behavior and how you feel"

BAD:

"I hate you"
"You are a blank blank"


Better:

"I am frustrated because you left the sink full of dirty dishes"