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[rhinovodka]

I ignore them.

[VanSleepy]

HH, if your husband would have told you to make the potatoes however you want, then they turned out wonderfully and he tried to scrape off the cheese...passive aggressive

[Cakers1]

On 10/29/2014 SoftRaindrops said:

On 10/29/2014 happy housewife said:

I think it is when a person says one thing - apparently telling you what they perceive you want to hear - then does something else behind your back, or goes along with you but gripes the entire time. An example - the other day I told my DH I was going to make baked potatoes on the grill and add some cheese to melt over them toward the end. He was all excited that they would be so delicious. Then - they turned out a mess - cheese all stuck to the foil I had wrapped them in and immediately he starts to gripe that he knew they would never turn out etc etc. And why on earth i just have to do krap to waste food is beyond him. And on & on it goes.

Is it passive-aggressive if I ask you why you were eating cheese melted on potatoes when you are on a diet?

*spews coffee* ROTFL!

Lots of board psychologists out today - and most are incorrect.

I agree - the term is tossed around too often around here.

[hckynut]

On 10/29/2014 twopeas said:

If someone refers to a person as being passive/aggressive, what does that term mean to you?

All the bulbs do not light, use caution when in their presence.

[dooBdoo]

On 10/29/2014 Cakers1 said:

On 10/29/2014 SoftRaindrops said:

On 10/29/2014 happy housewife said:

I think it is when a person says one thing - apparently telling you what they perceive you want to hear - then does something else behind your back, or goes along with you but gripes the entire time. An example - the other day I told my DH I was going to make baked potatoes on the grill and add some cheese to melt over them toward the end. He was all excited that they would be so delicious. Then - they turned out a mess - cheese all stuck to the foil I had wrapped them in and immediately he starts to gripe that he knew they would never turn out etc etc. And why on earth i just have to do krap to waste food is beyond him. And on & on it goes.

Is it passive-aggressive if I ask you why you were eating cheese melted on potatoes when you are on a diet?

*spews coffee* ROTFL!

Lots of board psychologists out today - and most are incorrect.

I agree - the term is tossed around too often around here.

Hi, Cakers! Actually, I think many of the posters have a pretty accurate idea of the meaning and after all we were asked what it means to us. I thought it was a pretty interesting discussion, enjoyed seeing all the perspectives.

[ROMARY]

Sab*taging, undermining in a 'round about' way, with a smile. . . . . Edited (for lulu2) to include my famous, nice, shy eye roll..... .......... Also, my sincere smile........

[lulu2]

On 10/29/2014 ROMARY said:

Sab*taging, undermining in a 'round about' way, with a smile.

How about an eye roll at the end of your post?

[minkbunny]

On 10/29/2014 Cakers1 said:

On 10/29/2014 SoftRaindrops said:

On 10/29/2014 happy housewife said:

I think it is when a person says one thing - apparently telling you what they perceive you want to hear - then does something else behind your back, or goes along with you but gripes the entire time. An example - the other day I told my DH I was going to make baked potatoes on the grill and add some cheese to melt over them toward the end. He was all excited that they would be so delicious. Then - they turned out a mess - cheese all stuck to the foil I had wrapped them in and immediately he starts to gripe that he knew they would never turn out etc etc. And why on earth i just have to do krap to waste food is beyond him. And on & on it goes.

Is it passive-aggressive if I ask you why you were eating cheese melted on potatoes when you are on a diet?

*spews coffee* ROTFL!

Lots of board psychologists out today - and most are incorrect.

I agree - the term is tossed around too often around here.

Handing Cakers a roll of paper towels, Viva, my favorite.

And dooBdoo, I agree, great conversation today.

[cody2]

whatever

[cody2]