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Sunday, January 8, 2012

Unsolicited Advice

Unsolicited Advice: I Hate It, You Hate It, and so Do Your Kids - Why do we especially dislike unsolicited advice from loved ones?

“"Have a nice day," said the mom to her teenage daughter; to which the daughter replied, "Motherrrr, will you pulleeeeze stop telling me what to do!" I empathize with both parties in this old joke. Sometimes we get so overrun by unsolicited advice that even the most innocuous, benevolent advice becomes intolerable.”

read the whole article here: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201012/unsolicited-advice-i-hate-it-you-hate-it-and-so-do-your-kids

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