by Lori Wildenberg | Nov 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
“You need to settle down.” Oh boy…those words never bring the response the speaker is looking for. Settling down will not be the next thing that occurs. “Just settle down,” those are fighting words. I overheard a man (perhaps a husband)...
by Lori Wildenberg | Apr 8, 2013 | Anger, Communication, Discipline
“Shut down.” This was an expression my nephew used to get around his family’s rule of not saying, “Shut Up.” Recently I heard a program on Christian radio where the man being interviewed said something like, “Scripture quoting people need to go away.” He and his...