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Is Sarcasm Hurting Your Relationships?
I grew up in a home where sarcasm was used often. Somewhere along the way I began using sarcasm as a crutch myself. I didn’t want to face the hard issues in my relationships. I didn’t want to look at the problems head on. I didn’t want to have hard conversations. I didn’t want to do the intentional work of holding myself responsible for how I communicated. And so sarcasm slowly became the easy way out.
Unfortunately, there is a price to pay.
-Like having friends who are hurt and pulling away from me.
-Or a husband who feels disrespected.
-Or children who feel belittled and discouraged.
I have since had to learn new ways of communicating and connecting without using sarcasm. Sarcasm has a way of putting others down. Maybe at times it can be funny. But most of the time it is just unclear and snarky. It leaves others wondering “wait, what did she mean by that?” It is a way of saying one thing, while meaning another. To be honest, it’s cowardly and ineffective.
If your relationships are suffering because of your sarcasm, I wrote something just for you.
Meal Time Help is Here!
Every mom of little ones knows just how difficult meal time can be. This past week I shared a few reels on social media regarding my favorite items that I use in our home (and out to dinner) to help meal times feel less stressful. This week on the blog I am sharing these items along with practical tips to help you.
I can confidently say that all four of my kids are able to hold a conversation around the dinner table including “so how was your day?” or “tell me a high point and a low point.” Out to dinner they are able to make eye contact with a server to order their own meals and hold a conversation while waiting, too.
If your kids are used to being entertained by a screen during meal time, expect that they may give you some push back. But stay encouraged, you are here to build out habits that will benefit your entire family, which will take intentionality and grace. Your job isn’t to keep them happy for the short term, it is to establish character traits that will serve them for a lifetime.
Here’s How to Test the Quality of a Friendship
How do you fully accept a friend when there are traits about them you can’t stand?
Or what if they don’t value or prioritize what you do right now and that leaves you frustrated or confused?
These are questions I get asked a lot!
Truth is, friendships can be tricky! It is hard to always know what to do when you love someone so much, but feel annoyed or irritated by something that in all honesty, may NEVER change.
But what if I told you that it’s possible to enjoy and love fully a friend– without wanting to change them at all?
I have what I call a “litmus test” of sorts to help you stop the tug-of-war happening. You can learn to discern the amount of effort and access you give to a relationship without feeling guilty or pressured into bending on what you value or prioritize.
It is possible to honor and enjoy friends for everything they are, void of bitterness and resentment. Part of that will require you taking personal responsibility for your expectations and offenses.
Boundaries really do help us to accept others for who THEY ARE without bending or morphing into someone WE ARE NOT just to stay connected!
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