Thread: What do I say?
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Old 08-30-2007, 09:40 AM
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an'ka
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Hi, Tryvia, just my two cents for a similar situation when it comes up in the future. She will again symbolically ask you for "permission" to hang out with friends or whatever. You and I know that she will do what she pleases regardless of your answer. IMHO, the best approach is to either ignore the phone call or wish her a nice time. If you say "well, you know what happened in the past....."--that's a passive attempt at control. She knows fully well what happened that last time or the time before that, etc--there have been plenty of discussions about those times and she is not a child, she understands.

So, my point is, saying that might temporarily make you feel better, like you've gained control of the situation and know what to expect from her, but that feeling is just that, a feeling. Like I said before, she will go out and do what she wants. I think it's better to treat her as an adult woman that she is, and not get caught on that hook. Wish her a good time. Leave it at that.
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