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Oh, we all have them in Our Lives.
Maybe we work with them. Perhaps they are related to us. Or a Frenemy we just can’t seem to shake. If you participate in any kind of social media it could be THAT Human who tries in vain to convert the world to Their View Of How Life Should Be. For us here on Medium, it could be the troll who baits us.
They are condescending. They are difficult. They are judgemental. They don’t like us. They criticize us. They are toxic. Oh, My Goddess — I could go on and on with a list as long as my arm for all the ways people are complete shit-heads.
So what do you do with that?
I mean, if you smile and nod and attempt to play nice — they simply mistake your kindness for weakness. Then you just set yourself up for more of the same. They’ll be a jerk or up their manipulation game to Seventh Level Asshole Status in a heartbeat.
On the other hand — you don’t want to be dragged down into the muck where they live either. Behaving like a shit-head and slinging mud back at someone just gets you dirty in the fray.
There is no way to pull them into Your Peace because they are determined to yank you into Their Storm.
The trick is to find a way to firmly, politely, with no wiggle room for discussion — hold your boundaries. And also make it…
