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[ROMARY]

RainCityGirl. Very interesting.......Would that apply to students who are last minute (homework, projects, etc.)?

[FlowershopGirl]

Perfect example to my thinking: Margaret Langston character on the series ""Resurrection""!

[RainCityGirl]

On 10/30/2014 ROMARY said:

RainCityGirl. Very interesting.......Would that apply to students who are last minute (homework, projects, etc.)?

Possibly, but then again, teens quite often are procrastinators and leave things to the last minute, always fooling themselves that they have "loads" of time. There are the ones who pull all nighters to get it finished. It's the ones who repeatedly exhibit the same modus operandi, even with parents breathing down their necks. They are willing to take the heat and STILL continue down the same path. These are the true passive aggressive personalities, at least in my area of experience.

[reese2]

On 10/29/2014 minkbunny said:

On 10/29/2014 reese2 said:

I think you can diffuse a situation quite quickly and effectively if you answer nicely to someone who is clearly spoiling for a fight. Is it sincere? Of course not, but does that poster expect it at that point? Probably not. A little well-placed humor can help.

There wouldn't be an old adage about catching more flies with honey than vinegar if it weren't true.

If that's passive aggressive, I'm guilty.

I agree, reese. Some people are just angry souls, looking for a fight when none is needed. It really bugs them when no one cooperates.

I love your humor.

I love yours, too, but according to some definitions, we're both passive-aggressive. Worse, even. lol

[Preds]

Me, too Reece, but I prefer to think I'm just sarcastic.

[reese2]

On 10/30/2014 Preds said:

Me, too Reece, but I prefer to think I'm just sarcastic.

Your sarcasm works for me, Preds!

[ROMARY]

Thank you for the info, Rain City. I have been thinking 'along those lines', but I hadn't 'back-up'/input/formal experience/whatever, etc. Your experience speaks volumes.

[dooBdoo]

Something cumulative happens over time when someone has a pattern of being passive-aggressive toward others. After spending a long time trying and hoping to like and respect each and every poster, I finally realized and had to accept that a couple of them spend so much time passive-aggressively demeaning others and then seeking sympathy for themselves that it's sometimes impossible to overlook the repeated unkindness, hypocrisy, and dishonesty. It makes me sad, but it's something I guess we all have to accept if we are to continue to read and post here. No matter how noble or generous we'd like to be, there are times when we have to be clear-eyed about the negative personalities who relish insults and mockery and see them for who they are.

[Preds]

dooB ... we can't change them just as they can't change us. Just enjoy what you can and don't let it get you down. Nothing and no one is worth that.

[dooBdoo]

On 11/3/2014 Preds said:

dooB ... we can't change them just as they can't change us. Just enjoy what you can and don't let it get you down. Nothing and no one is worth that.

Hi, sweetie pie! You have such a wonderful attitude and are so kind to everyone. I admire you more than you know.

It's hard not to let it get me down, I admit that. But I'll say this: I've seen posters work at it until they chase others away ... maybe that's their goal, sure hope it doesn't work.