http://todayabundance.com/christian-inspirational-dont-allow-people-to-use-you-as-a-welcome-mat Daily Christian Inspiration for Life, Money, and Relationship... from God's Abundant Word! Sat, 19 May 2012 18:01:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://todayabundance.com/christian-inspirational-dont-allow-people-to-use-you-as-a-welcome-mat/comment-page-1#comment-377 Greta Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:54:30 +0000 http://todayabundance.com/?p=260#comment-377 What about when someone says something cruel to you? Like about your weight, or something they think you ought not to eat, or always putting you down? A friend is constantly being put down by her mother-in-law, cutting little remarks. I think I would probably have put up with that sort of thing (that's how I was taught) but this person is going to stay away from events where her mother-in-law is. (I do not know if I would have had her courage if this had happened to me) She wants her husband to address this with his Mom, I do not think that my friend sitting down with the woman would accomplish much, as I know the woman, she seems to thrive on putting other people down. A negative person. Always doing her best to make one feel bad about themselves. I admire my friend for taking a stand and setting her boundaries. But when it's a family thing, it can cause such a ripple effect. Suggestions? What about when someone says something cruel to you? Like about your weight, or something they think you ought not to eat, or always putting you down? A friend is constantly being put down by her mother-in-law, cutting little remarks. I think I would probably have put up with that sort of thing (that’s how I was taught) but this person is going to stay away from events where her mother-in-law is. (I do not know if I would have had her courage if this had happened to me) She wants her husband to address this with his Mom, I do not think that my friend sitting down with the woman would accomplish much, as I know the woman, she seems to thrive on putting other people down. A negative person. Always doing her best to make one feel bad about themselves.
I admire my friend for taking a stand and setting her boundaries. But when it’s a family thing, it can cause such a ripple effect. Suggestions?

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