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rurallib

(62,411 posts) Thu Aug 14, 2014, 07:58 PM Aug 2014

"You know what you ought to do? Here's what you ought to do!"

Mrs. Lib and I were talking about a friend who is always quick with the unsolicited advice.

So what kind of unsolicited advice you getting these days?

Or if you want, tell me what I should do!

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"You know what you ought to do? Here's what you ought to do!" (Original Post) rurallib Aug 2014 OP

you need to get you one of these things and then you need to do this Kali Aug 2014 #1

As a teenage my father and I discovered we could head-off most all arguments by.. Laffy Kat Aug 2014 #2

Kali

(55,007 posts)

1. you need to get you one of these things and then you need to do this

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Thu Aug 14, 2014, 10:51 PM

Aug 2014

I usually say "go ahead!"

another one is "you know how much those things are worth?" but they never actually offer you any money...

Laffy Kat

(16,377 posts)

2. As a teenage my father and I discovered we could head-off most all arguments by..

Reply to rurallib (Original post)

Fri Aug 15, 2014, 03:12 AM

Aug 2014

making a point of NOT beginning sentences with "you should" or "you shouldn't". There are other ways of offering advice and I've tried to do the same with my kids. It helps.

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