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Originally Posted by Angela  You are certainly free (and wise) to say "no, thanks" to someone who is trying to give you something you don't want -- like criticism or nagging or crankiness. But when you turn around and tell them how wrong they are, how wrong they've been, and how you are just the person to enlighten them about making better choices in their lives, then you become exactly what you are trying to shrug off -- a criticiser, a nag, and an old crank. 
It's not about negative input; it's about negative uptake. Do you want to be a person who generates negativity in the lives of these people whom you care about so deeply (disguising it as "making them more aware"), or do you want to be a person who generates people (including yourself) feeling good on purpose? |
Angela, how do you propose dealing with people like that especially if they are someone you are or have been close to?